News Sierra Leone Economy: 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 Economy: President Bio’s protection of wanted global narcotics baron puts Sierra Leone’s economy at risk as EU stops aid
Hundreds of millions of planned investments in Sierra Leone by foreign companies, may now be at risk as the European Union (EU) this week decides to halt ...
News Sierra Leone Economy: West Africa: Chiefs of Naval of Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Gendarmerie of Burkina Faso Sign MoU on Maritime Security
Press Release - The Chiefs of Naval staff of Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Sierra Leone as well as the Chief of Coast Guard of Liberia and the high Commander of the National Gendarmerie of Burkina Faso have signed a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) for joint maritime operations in the ECOWAS maritime zone, on the 25th of July 2019, in Accra, Ghana.
News Sierra Leone Economy: Sierra Leone: Ponder My Thoughts
Opinion - President Bio's government has taken the bold step of launching the ambitious Lungi Bridge project to link Lungi with the Freetown mainland. This project has received rave reviews from most government supporters and derision from opposition quarters. It is disconcerting to note however that views on the project more or less mirror the political division in this country, even amongst professionals in fields that are germane to such a project.
News Sierra Leone Economy: Sierra Leone: World Bank Launches Economic Update Today - Positions Salone Macroeconomic Situation Challenging
The Word Bank would today launch the Sierra Leone Economic Update (SLEU), an annual publication that reports on and analyzes recent economic developments, reviews regional and global contexts and analyzes the implications for the country, and presents the medium-term outlook and prospects for the economy.
News Sierra Leone Economy: Sierra Leone Business: Amb Hu presents 20,000 bags of rice to Salone
Chinese Ambassador Mr. HU Zhangliang, Economic and Commercial Counsellor ... the all-round fruitful cooperation between China and Sierra Leone, the Chinese food aid is a vivid reflection of ...
News Sierra Leone Economy: State of Economy a Concern for Sierra Leoneans IRI Report Reveals
She noted that seventy eight percent (78%) of respondents identified the economy among the biggest problems Sierra Leone faces adding that a notable increase from 28% since February, 2019. Now that ...
News Sierra Leone Economy: Sierra Leone: IMF Staff Concludes First ECF Review Mission to Sierra Leone
At the end of the visit, Ms. Ongley issued the following statement: "The economic landscape in Sierra Leone remains challenging. Yet, the authorities navigated these difficulties well in the year ...
News Sierra Leone Economy: Sierra Leone: The new Hawaii of Africa
Tourism has been identified in Sierra Leone’s new direction manifesto as one of the key drivers for socio-economic development, diversification, and transformation. The tourism sector is considered an ...
