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$12 Million to Boost Drive for Sierra Leone’s Self-Sufficiency in Rice

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The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund on Monday 12 December 2022 announced the approval of $12.16 million in additional grant funding for the Rice Agro-Industrial Cluster Project in Sierra Leone. The project was first approved in November 2021. The Sierra Leone Rice Agro-Industrial Cluster (SL RAIC) Project, in the rural floodplain areas […]

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World Bank: $100M to Strengthen Public Finance in Sierra Leone

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The World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors Monday 5 December 2022 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

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President Bio Addresses UK House of Lords on Leadership in Troubled Times

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President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra leone is in spending four days in London, United Kingdom, first to share his leadership strategies with the House of Lords on the COVID-19 pandemic and the current global economic crisis and later to meet private sector investors, according to State House.   “As the pandemic spread and we

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Why COP27 matters to Sierra Leone

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Written by Babatunde A. Ahonsi, UN Resident Coordinator in Sierra Leone Sierra Leone is among the 10 percent of countries in the world that are most vulnerable to the adverse consequences of climate change, and presently one of the least able to cope with the effects. Unpredictable weather patterns, severe flooding, mudslides, and associated crop

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Office of the VP Hosts National Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship Fair

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The Government of Sierra Leone is organising its first National Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship Fair, NYEEF, that will create a space for networking and learning for over 500 young women and men aged 18-35, drawn from across the country.   This three-day event, which will be held from 15-17 November 2022, at the Freetown International

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Sierra Leone Has Opportunity to Increase Growth but Faces Challenges in Improving Citizens’ Welfare

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Sierra Leone faces many challenges in improving the welfare of the population, but increased investment in education provision and quality skills can help more Sierra Leoneans access formal opportunities which could lead to improvement in living standards and reduction of poverty, according to the new World Bank Sierra Leone Poverty Assessment launched today 5 December 2022

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