News Sierra Leone: EU Suspends Aid To Sierra Leone
The European Commission has suspended €18m in financial aid to Sierra Leone over the country’s refusal to arrest and extradite Dutch national Jos ...
News Sierra Leone: Carbon credit project in Sierra Leone raises concerns over land rights and local livelihoods
A reforestation and carbon credit project in Sierra Leone has restricted communities’ access to traditional farming and harvesting land, with many residents unaware that a carbon credits project ...
News Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Businesses Close to Protest New Tax
In the business district of Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, this new year did not herald the usual commercial bustle. The majority of businesses were closed in mass protest of a new all-in-one ...
News Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Joins Tax Info. Exchange Pact, OECD Says
Sierra Leone has joined a coalition of tax jurisdictions led by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development that have pledged to adopt international standards for sharing information with one another, the OECD said Monday.
News Sierra Leone: Government of Sierra Leone and European Union sign € 35M Financing Agreement for "Sustainable Food and Agricultural Value Chains Development" Programme
Freetown, Sierra Leone: On 31 January 2025, the Government of Sierra Leone and the European Union signed a Financing Agreement for the "Sustainable Food and Agricultural Value Chains Development" Programme. This agreement represents a significant milestone in the cooperation between the EU and
News Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone advances pandemic preparedness with operationalisation of the Pandemic Fund
Bo district - Sierra Leone has entered a critical phase in strengthening its pandemic preparedness and response capacities, officially flagging-off the operationalisation of the Pandemic Fund. This milestone signals the country’s continued commitment to protecting communities and contributing to global health security.
News Sierra Leone: The EU showcases External Investment Plan in Sierra Leone
The External Investment Plan (EIP) was adopted in September 2017 to help boost investment in partner countries in Africa and the European Neighbourhood. It aims to contribute to the UN's sustainable development goals (SDG) and leverage sustainable public and private investments to improve economic
News Sierra Leone: Government of Sierra Leone and European Union sign EUR 90 million Financing Agreement for "Nature Nourishes" Programme
On 29 August 2024, the Government of Sierra Leone and the European Union signed a landmark Financing Agreement for the "Nature Nourishes" Programme. This agreement represents a significant step forward in the collaborative efforts between the EU and Sierra Leone to promote environmental protection
News Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone advances health security with development of second National Action Plan (NAPHS 2025–2029)
Freetown, Sierra Leone – Sierra Leone moved a step further in strengthening the national health security system with the validation of the second National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS) 2025–2029. The multi-year strategic plan, developed through multi-sectoral engagement and with support from the World Health Organization (WHO), aims to enhance the country’s capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to public health emergencies.
News Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone. Technical Note. Assessment of health insurance options for Sierra Leone. Assessment, conceptual remarks and recommendations
This report focuses on the request for technical assistance on policy and actuarial aspects in the context of the extension of social health protection in Sierra Leone. It concentrates on the ...
News Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone: Insurance sector exposed to damage from Ebola epidemic
The insurance industry in Sierra Leone, one of the many West African nations gripped by the Ebola epidemic, is at high risk due to the problem, Nigeria’s BusinessDay reports. Sierra Leone’s Ministry ...
News Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Government, EU, and UNDCF officially launch 'Salone Access to Finance' Project to Empower over 500,000 Farmers
Freetown, Sierra Leone – 21st March 2023: The Ministry of Planning and economic Development (MoPED), the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS), the European Union (EU), and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) in Sierra Leone have officially launched the project titled
News Sierra Leone: Improving Access to Finance in Sierra Leone
The project is set to drive economic growth in Sierra Leone by revitalising the agricultural sector. Funded by the EU and managed by the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) in partnership ...
News Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone urges miners to boost $10.9bn renewable energy plan
Sierra Leone has launched an energy-transition roadmap that requires mining companies to connect to the national grid by 2040, reports Bloomberg. The transition to grid power is expected to reassure ...
News Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone: How Tourism is Creating Jobs and Attracting Investment
A World Bank Group-supported project is turning Sierra Leone’s beaches, chimpanzee sanctuaries, and mountain viewpoints into engines of jobs and growth. Fatmata Mida Carew, General Manager of Sierra ...
News Sierra Leone: Power cuts in Sierra Leone as Turkey operator cuts supply over unpaid debt
Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown has been hit by power cuts, its energy minister said on Friday, after Turkey’s Karpowership switched off electricity supply due to an unpaid debt of around $40m.
News Sierra Leone: FINANCE: Sierra Leone Debt Package Comes with Strings Attached
WASHINGTON, Mar 20 2002 (IPS) - Strife-torn Sierra Leone, one of the world’s poorest countries, has become the latest to qualify for debt reliefso long as it enacts more pro-market measures. Creditors ...
News Sierra Leone: Rice-loving Sierra Leone wants to free itself from imports. But how?
Rice borders on the sacred in Sierra Leone. Unless a meal includes rice, people say, you haven't eaten at all. But as prices soar, consumers in the West African nation are giving up other food to buy ...
