News Sierra Leone: Power Cuts Hit Sierra Leone After $40 Million Unpaid Debt
Turkey’s Karpowership has switched off electricity supply to Sierra Leone’s capital city Freetown over an outstanding debt of some $40 million, the energy minister of the West African country told ...
News Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Set to Host ECOWAS Mid-Year Summit as Leaders Tackle Regional Challenges
Sierra Leone hosts the ECOWAS Mid-Year Summit as regional leaders discuss security, trade, democracy, and the economy ...
News Sierra Leone: Rich Potential: Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone offers a wealth of resources and a future of longterm growth, but it’s only for those who can handle the ups and downs. Sources: allAfrica, BlackPast, CGTN Africa, CSR Wire, Fitch ...
News Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone: World Bank Approves $100 Million to Strengthen Transparency and Accountability in Public Finance
The World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors today approved the Second Inclusive and Sustainable Growth Development Policy Financing (DPF) – a $100 million grant which will support the Government of Sierra Leone to improve natural resource governance, enhance inclusiveness, and strengthen accountability and transparency in public finance. This DPF, the second in a series of three operations, builds on a programmatic reform plan to support sustainable, robust, and inclusive growth in the country.
News Sierra Leone: Empower Sierra Leone Foundation Expands International Economic Development Initiatives Across West Africa and the Caribbean
Los Angeles, CA, June 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Empower Sierra Leone Foundation announced the expansion of its international economic development initiatives through new workforce development, entrepreneurship, and diaspora capital engagement efforts across West Africa and the Caribbean. The expansion follows a series of strategic engagements led by the foundation's founder, Ursula Garrett, with government and institutional stakeholders in Bermuda and West Africa during late 2025 and early 20
News Sierra Leone: Uncovering untold stories in Sierra Leone
Journalists trained by BBC Media Action are exposing the human toll of mining in Sierra Leone and pushing for change.
News Sierra Leone: Forgotten for half a century, this rare bean could save Sierra Leone’s coffee industry
About 200 miles southeast of Sierra Leone’s capital, agricultural researcher Daniel Sarmu made the discovery of a lifetime in the steep and humid Kambui Hills. In 2018, Sarmu and two researchers from ...
News Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone grants oil block rights to Nigerian firm
The deal comes as Sierra Leone plans to issue more offshore licenses in a bid to reignite investor interest in the industry.
News Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Should Adopt Fiscal Consolidation Measures to Ensure a Sustainable Economic Environment
Sierra Leone's economy grew by 5.7% in 2023, exceeding expectations, driven by strong performance in the mining sector. However, growth is projected to slow to 4.3% in 2024 due to declining iron ore prices, according to the new World Bank Sierra Leone Economic Update launched today.
News Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone advances agricultural skills development with new occupational standards for rice and cassava value chains in the sectors
Sierra Leone is taking significant strides to strengthen its agricultural workforce through the recent National Occupational Standards (NOS) Development Workshop focused on the Rice and Cassava value ...
News Sierra Leone: ‘We are more than blood diamonds and Ebola’: Sierra Leone seeks investment in a post-aid world
Ask most people in the UK what they associate with the small west African nation of Sierra Leone, and it’s likely it will be one of three things: blood diamonds, Ebola, or the country’s civil war, ...
News Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Revives State Telecom Operator Through Africell Partnership
Sierra Leone has officially relaunched state-owned telecom operator Sierratel. The company will operate through Africell’s network under a virtual operator model. Authorities hope the partnership will ...
News Sierra Leone: London Hilton To Host Sierra Leone’s Dr. Walton Gilpin For Distinguished ‘African Banker Of The Year’ Award
In a significant milestone for Sierra Leone rsquo;s financial sector, Dr. Walton Ekundayo Gilpin, the Managing Director and CEO of Rokel Commercial Bank (RCB) , ...
News Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone’s strategic balancing act: Risks in aligning with Russia
Sierra Leone’s recent maritime and geopolitical choices are raising serious questions about the country’s long-term strategic direction. As ...
News Sierra Leone: Orange Rolls Out Virtual Mastercard in Sierra Leone to Expand Digital Payments
Orange launches virtual payment card linked to mobile wallets Tool aims to widen access to international online transactions Move reflects telecom shift toward fast-growing fintech services Telecom ...
News Sierra Leone: Africa: How a World Bank Program Is Turning Creativity Into Jobs for Women in Sierra Leone
Press Release - By pairing a Creative Economy Diagnostic with a women-focused accelerator, Sierra Leone's CreatiFi program is helping translate creative talent into an economic development catalyst.
News Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone’s women farmers use a custom called bora to access land – but it’s making them more vulnerable
Bankolay Theodore Turay receives funding from the DAAD with funds from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation (BMZ) as part of the bilateral relationship between the Wits-TUB-UNILAG ...
News Sierra Leone: Coronavirus - Sierra Leone: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board Approves US$143 Million Disbursement to Sierra Leone to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID 19 pandemic is taking a heavy toll on Sierra Leone’s economy, jeopardizing hard-won gains since the Ebola health crisis; The IMF approved the disbursement of US$143 million under the Rapid Credit Facility to support the authorities’ response to the pandemic; The Sierra Leonean authorities are taking decisive and welcome actions to contain the pandemic and its socio-economic impact. Read more.
