{"id":5900,"date":"2026-04-01T05:23:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T05:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/smart-africa-ceo-commends-sierra-leones-leadership-in-advancing-youth-digital-skills-tech-review-africa\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T05:23:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T05:23:50","slug":"smart-africa-ceo-commends-sierra-leones-leadership-in-advancing-youth-digital-skills-tech-review-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/smart-africa-ceo-commends-sierra-leones-leadership-in-advancing-youth-digital-skills-tech-review-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart Africa CEO commends Sierra Leone\u2019s leadership in advancing youth digital skills &#8211; Tech Review Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"line-height: 150%;\">By:<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: medium; line-height: 150%;\">&nbsp;  Nana Appiah Acquaye<\/span><br \/><span style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><font size=\"3\" face=\"georgia\">The  Chief Executive Officer of Smart Africa, Lacina Kon\u00e9, has commended the  Government of Sierra Leone for its leadership in promoting youth-focused  digital skills development through innovation-driven initiatives.<o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/span><br \/><span style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><font size=\"3\" face=\"georgia\">Kon\u00e9  expressed his appreciation to David Moinina Sengeh, Chief Minister of Sierra  Leone, and Salima Bah, Minister of Communication, Technology and Innovation,  for championing efforts aimed at equipping young people with skills critical to  the future digital economy.<o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/span><br \/><span style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/4iUPkBh.jpeg\" width=\"800\"><font size=\"3\" face=\"georgia\"><\/font><\/span><br \/><span style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><font size=\"3\" face=\"georgia\">His  remarks followed his participation in the Robotics for Good Youth Challenge  held in Sierra Leone, where he engaged with young innovators showcasing  creativity, curiosity and technical capability in robotics and emerging  technologies.<o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/span><br \/><span style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><font size=\"3\" face=\"georgia\">Kon\u00e9  noted that the talent displayed by participants reflects the growing potential  of Africa\u2019s youth to drive digital transformation across the continent. He  emphasized that such initiatives play a vital role in nurturing the next  generation of innovators and problem-solvers.<o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/span><br \/><span style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/I0kNr22.jpeg\" width=\"936\"><font size=\"3\" face=\"georgia\"><\/font><\/span><br \/><span style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><font size=\"3\" face=\"georgia\">As  part of the event, Smart Africa supported and recognised five outstanding  winners, highlighting its commitment to investing in talent and fostering  innovation ecosystems that empower young people.<o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/span><br \/><span style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><font size=\"3\" face=\"georgia\">The  Robotics for Good Youth Challenge forms part of broader efforts to strengthen  digital skills development in Africa, positioning youth as key drivers of the  continent\u2019s future in technology and innovation.<o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/span><br \/><o:p><font size=\"3\" face=\"georgia\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><br \/>Tech Review Africa is your 24\/7 go-to technology and business news portal that provides you with credible, authentic, and verifiable technology and innovative news from the African continent.<br \/>COPYRIGHT \u00a9 2021 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiwAFBVV95cUxNTEZUUXdiblF4Tmg1RURwSHhqVkx5dkZ1eEMxaHY2M3pQQjAzc21PdU1RTDk3cUNfa3cza3BvSWtGUXlyd3U3N0EtWXZwa2NUMDZfOE9Ma3JKcVVIZUhVSXhuWm1jMHlvY2hOTmtKcnJkMG1nMzNDTy1EbUVMRVZSUVlCMGJpM0dUbVFMbWNoWUZhWWNrSk1hb21zY2E0M1JqVnBuMFJJc1ZLWVN5SWk0YkFNM0pKLWFSVWZuTmUyVFI?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By:&nbsp; Nana Appiah AcquayeThe Chief Executive Officer of Smart Africa, Lacina Kon\u00e9, has commended the Government of Sierra Leone for its leadership in promoting youth-focused digital skills development through innovation-driven initiatives.Kon\u00e9 expressed his appreciation to David Moinina Sengeh, Chief Minister of Sierra Leone, and Salima Bah, Minister of Communication, Technology and Innovation, for championing efforts [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5901,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5900","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5900"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5900\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}