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For the sake of its future, Sierra Leone needs to master the alchemy of risk

The 15th Century politician Machiavelli said: “All courses of action are risky, so prudence is not in avoiding danger (it's impossible),...

Memuna Forna

Aug 6, 20188 min read

Reader's choice - last week's top 5 posts

See you at the Mayor's Pitch Night Special! Freetown's community of entrepreneurs joined Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, the new Mayor of Freetown...

Memuna Forna, Editor

Aug 6, 20181 min read

How we Built an Android App that Brings Justice

Salton Massally, Co-Founder and CTO at iDT Labs, talks about his team’s journey in making an effective and user friendly Android Case...

Salton Massally

Aug 4, 20185 min read

The 3 choices of success - a blueprint for personal and professional achievement!

On July 28 at TEDxYouth@KingTom, in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Dr Modupe Taylor-Pearce delivered a blueprint for success in life. His talk -...

Modupe Taylor-Pearce

Jul 31, 20188 min read

See you at the Mayor's Pitch Night Special!

Join Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, the new Mayor of Freetown and the Pitch Night Team, at the up and coming Freetown Pitch Night special, on...

Memuna Forna, Editor

Jul 30, 20183 min read

TEDxYouth@KingTom aims to inspire change.

TEDxYouth@KingTom took place in Freetown, Sierra Leone on 28th July 2018. It was the first TEDx event specifically dedicated to youths in...

Memuna Forna, Editor

Jul 29, 20181 min read

Insight's top 3 news posts

This week Insight's must reads are: World Skills Day - tell us how a skill changed your life World Youth Skills Day is held each year on...

Memuna Forna, Editor

Jul 12, 20181 min read

To recognise World Youth Skills Day, tell us how learning a skill changed your life!

World Youth Skills Day is held each year on the 15 July, to raise awareness about the importance of investing in youth skills...

Memuna Forna, Editor

Jul 12, 20182 min read

Building a Digital Financial Services (DFS) Ecosystem Through Government to People Payments (G2P) Pi

An introduction to a series in which Salton shares his experience of leading a consortium of DFS stakeholders in Sierra Leone, piloting...

Salton Massally

Jul 4, 20186 min read

Is the future of entrepreneurship in Africa - female?

Africa has the highest rate of female entrepreneurs in the world according to a recent study by the MasterCard Index of Women’s...

Memuna Forna, Editor

Jun 30, 20182 min read

The new Mayor's plans for Freetown

Operationalising the transformation of Freetown Flood Mitigation in Freetown With the start of the rains, a flood-management plan,...

Memuna Forna, Editor

Jun 29, 20181 min read

How does Sierra Leone's business community use social media?

If you think social media is for teenagers, then think again! Worldwide, there are over 3 billion internet users—and over 2 billion of...

Memuna Forna, Editor

Jun 18, 20182 min read

Insight Sunday reading: Last week's top 5 posts

AYV's Anthony Navo Junior - an entrepreneur to the bone It has been a stellar couple of years for Anthony Navo Junior. His TV station’s...

Memuna Forna, Editor

Jun 9, 20182 min read

Better Business SL

Better Business SL is an initiative to encourage dialogue about the opportunities and challenges facing the private sector in Sierra...

Memuna Forna, Editor

Jun 6, 20181 min read

Agriculture and Development: Sierra Leone, an integrated approach to harnessing our potential

Agricultural development is two to four times more effective at reducing hunger and poverty than any other sector (World Bank, 2017)....

Mariama Seray Barrie

Jun 4, 20181 min read

Insight Sunday Reading: This week's top 3 posts

1. Freetown, clusters and competitiveness. In business, competition is generally regarded as good for the consumer and the economy as a...

Memuna Forna, Editor

Jun 3, 20181 min read

FREETOWN, CLUSTERS AND COMPETITIVENESS

Imagine being a runner who always raced alone. On the plus side, there would never be disputes about the winner. You would win gold,...

MEMUNA FORNA

May 28, 20184 min read

Nailing things…

Honest reflections on episodes of national embarrassment and tragedies in Sierra Leone point fingers at failures to value logistics and...

Othame Kabia

May 28, 20182 min read

Professional advice for Sierra Leone's professional women!

#Women

Memuna Forna, Editor

May 27, 20181 min read

Insight's Sunday reading: Last week's top 3 blog posts!

1. Insight Magazine interviews Sierra Leone's most prolific political cartoonist - De Monk 2. Workplace mistakes in Sierra Leone; and...

Memuna Forna, Editor

May 27, 20181 min read