April 03
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone - Andoh Obed Mensah Assumes Duty As African Development Bank Country Manager
The newly appointed Country Manager of the African Development Bank Group for Sierra Leone, Andoh Obed Mensah, presented his Letters of Credence to the Deputy Minister of Foreign… Read more »
October 16, 2025
Sierra Leone: African Development Bank Approves $2.25 Million to Boost Agricultural Productivity in Sierra Leone
In a move set to boost Sierra Leone's food security and crop yields, the African Development Bank Group's Board of Directors has approved a $2.25 million financing package for the… Read more »
October 17, 2025
Sierra Leone: African Development Bank Approves $500 Million Strategy to Drive Inclusive Growth and Economic Resilience in Sierra Leone
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a new Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for Sierra Leone for 2025-2030, committing approximately $500 million… Read more »
July 25, 2025
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone and African Development Bank Target $90 Billion in Annual Illicit Financial Flows
A four-day high-level seminar concluded last week with concrete recommendations to combat the estimated $90 billion that Africa loses annually to illicit financial flows, as the… Read more »
June 30, 2025
Sierra Leone: African Development Bank to Host Regional Dialogue On Combating Illicit Financial Flows in Natural Resources Sector in Sierra Leone
What: Workshop on Illicit Financial Flows and Resource-Backed Loans training and policy dialogue Read more »
May 13, 2025
Sierra Leone: African Development Bank Celebrates Success of 2020-2024 Sierra Leone Strategy, Board Approves Ambitious 2025-2030 Framework
The African Development Bank has successfully concluded its 2020-2024 Country Strategy for Sierra Leone, delivering transformative infrastructure and economic progress despite… Read more »
November 20, 2024
Sierra Leone: African Development Bank Approves $4 Mln Trade Finance Guarantee to Boost SME Growth in Sierra Leone
The African Development Bank has approved a $4 million trade finance transaction guarantee for Access Bank Sierra Leone Limited (ABSL) to support small and medium-sized enterprises… Read more »
July 02, 2024
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone - African Development Fund Approves $20 Million Grant for Youth and Women Jobs
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, approved a $19.95 million grant for an initiative to provide… Read more »
April 08, 2024
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone - African Development Bank Executive Directors Visit Key Water Project
A delegation of seven executive directors from the African Development Bank Group has visited a key water revamping project in Sierra Leone designed to transform water management… Read more »
March 17, 2024
Sierra Leone: African Development Bank Executive Directors Visit Sierra Leone
A delegation of seven Executive Directors from the African Development Bank Group has arrived in Sierra Leone on a five-day consultation mission aimed at deepening the partnership… Read more »
February 01, 2023
Sierra Leone: An African Development Bank Project Is Creating Skills and New Jobs for the Youth in Sierra Leone
Project beneficiaries installing a water meter in Freetown Read more »
December 12, 2022
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone - African Development Fund Extends Additional Grant Funding of $12 Million to Boost Drive for Self-Sufficiency in Rice
The African Development Bank is supporting Sierra Leone to achieve self sufficiency in rice, a key staple food Read more »
December 01, 2022
Ghana: African Development Bank's Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa Approves $1 Million Reimbursable Grant to Develop Bioenergy Plants in Ghana and Sierra Leone
Seedlings under sustainable cultivation in Ghana for use in the production of biomass fuel Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank's Sustainable Energy Africa Fund for Africa Approves $1 Million Reimbursable Grant to Develop Bioenergy Plants in Ghana and Sierra Leone
Seedlings under sustainable cultivation in Ghana for use in the production of biomass fuel Read more »
July 26, 2022
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone - African Development Fund Approves $2 Million Grant to Boost Food Production
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, has approved a grant of $2 million to boost food production… Read more »
July 20, 2022
Sierra Leone: In Sierra Leone, Improved Access to Safe Drinking Water for More Than 700,000 People in Rural Areas, Thanks to the African Development Bank
Implemented in Sierra Leone between 2013 and 2021, the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project has increased access to safe drinking water by 13% and to safe basic sanitation by… Read more »
May 31, 2022
Sierra Leone: Access to Clean, Piped Water Offers a Paraplegic Seamstress in Sierra Leone Hope for a Brighter Future
When Hawa Koroma moved to Kenema in Sierra Leone's Eastern Province twelve years ago, she was looking for a fresh start following the civil war, which claimed her husband's life.… Read more »
March 28, 2022
Sierra Leone: Program to Empower Women Cross-Border Traders in Liberia and Sierra Leone Receives $4.2 Million Boost
Some 1,500 women engaged in informal trade across Liberia and Sierra Leone's border will soon receive training and mentorship to formalize their businesses, increase and stabilize… Read more »
March 23, 2022
Liberia: The Mano River Union - African Development Fund Commits $88.2 Million for Road Development and Transport Facilitation in Liberia and Sierra Leone
In the past five years, the African Development Bank Group has provided over 69 million people with improved transport - picture: Moyale-Mombasa Road, © AfDB Read more »
March 18, 2021
Liberia: African Development Bank Group Supports Domestic Debt Market Development in the Gambia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia
The African Development Bank Group has launched a project to support development of domestic debt markets and financial systems in four West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ) countries:… Read more »
August 13, 2020
Sierra Leone: $13.5 million project to assist Ebola-hit communities kicks off
The African Development Bank and the government of Sierra Leone have launched a project to support 3,000 Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) survivors and orphans, and other vulnerable… Read more »
March 13, 2020
Africa: Sierra Leone to Count On African Development Bank to Help Build Resilient Economy, Restore Self-Sufficiency in Rice Production
Sierra Leone will look to the African Development Bank to stimulate agribusiness development in the country with a focus on rice production, its president Maada Bio told a visiting… Read more »
March 12, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank's Road Project in Sierra Leone Cuts Travel Times and Transforms Lives
For truck driver Joseph Turay, navigating the 120 km Matotoka-Sefadu road in northeastern Sierra Leone used to be a nightmare. On average, he spent between five hours to one day on… Read more »
May 21, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank Commissions Value Chain Study Into Jewelry Manufacturing in Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe and the Republic of Guinea
The study will focus on jobs for women and youth Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Commissions Value Chain Study Into Jewelry Manufacturing and Jobs for Women and Youth in Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe and the Republic of Guinea
The African Development Bank has commissioned a study into the contribution of the jewelry manufacturing industry and its potential for job creation for women and youth in Sierra… Read more »
