October 27, 2017
Sierra Leone: African Development Fund Paves Way for Guinea-Sierra Leone Border Road Reconstruction With €48 Million Loan and Grant Finance
The Boards of the African Development Bank Group have approved funding of €48 million from the African Development Fund (ADF) for the reconstruction of the border road from… Read more »
October 26, 2017
Sierra Leone: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 3 Million Line of Credit to Union Trust Bank Sierra Leone
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February 15, 2017
Africa: Government of Sierra Leone Launches the Rehabilitation and Extension of Bo-Kenema Electricity Distribution System Benefiting More Than 54,000 Households
The Government of Sierra Leone, with financial support from the African Development Bank (AfDB) and UK Aid, also known as Department for International Development (DfID), launched… Read more »
March 21, 2016
Sierra Leone: The Country Poised to Transform Renewable Energy Sector With Strengthened Public and Private Sector Participation
Sierra Leone has received a $300,000 grant from the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) to prepare a far-reaching national Investment Plan (IP) to transform its renewable energy sector. Read more »
December 21, 2015
Africa: AfDB Finances Its First Independent Power Producer Project in Sierra Leone
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB), on 17 December, 2015 in Abidjan, approved a senior loan of up to USD 20 million to fund up the construction and… Read more »
December 16, 2015
Africa: Launching of the Development Effectiveness Review Report On Sierra Leone
On Wednesday, December 9. 2015, the African Development Bank launched the Development Effectiveness Review (DER) on Sierra Leone in Freetown. The ceremony was attended by Senior… Read more »
December 07, 2015
Sierra Leone: AfDB Launches Development Effectiveness Review On Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone recognized as a success story among states emerging from conflict, but underlying drivers of fragility still remain Read more »
October 23, 2015
Africa: AfDB's Post-Ebola Reconstruction Boosted By Eur 3-Million Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Grant
On October 21, 2015, the Rural Water and Sanitation Initiative (RWSSI) Trust Fund of the African Development Bank (AfDB) announced a EUR 3-million grant to support the… Read more »
March 26, 2015
Liberia: Bank Mission Led By Vice-President Sue Wardell Pays Visit to Ebola-Affected Countries of Liberia and Sierra Leone
In an effort to further expand the African Development Bank Group's (AfDB) support to the governments and people of Liberia and Sierra Leone in their fight against Ebola Virus… Read more »
August 28, 2014
Sierra Leone: Ebola - No Need to Impose "Unnecessary Stringent Measures" On Affected Countries, Says Kaberuka
On a two-day trip (on 26-27 August 2014) to Sierra Leone and Liberia, two countries affected by the Ebola outbreak, African Development President (AfDB) Presdident Donald Kaberuka,… Read more »
August 27, 2014
West Africa: AfDB President Visits Freetown and Monrovia to Signal His Support for Those Affected By the Ebola Virus
On Tuesday, August 26 and Wednesday, August 27, 2014, Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), embarked on a two-day tour of Freetown (Sierra Leone) and… Read more »
West Africa: The Impact of Ebola in West Africa - AfDB President Donald Kaberuka
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August 19, 2014
West Africa: $210 Million Response - AfDB Steps Up Efforts to Curb Ebola Outbreak in West Africa
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Monday, August 18 in Abidjan, approved a US $60 million grant investment as part of a $210 million package for immediate implementation… Read more »
July 04, 2014
Africa: Nine Low-income African Countries Win Funding to Transform Renewable Energy Services
At the semi-annual Climate Investment Funds (CIF) governing body meetings held June 25-28 in Montego Bay, Jamaica, nine African nations were chosen to receive new funding and… Read more »
May 27, 2014
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone, AfDB Provides U.S. $10 Million Grant for Public Financial Management
The African Development Bank Group and the Government of Sierra Leone have committed to good governance and to tackling corruption, with a view to building a stronger economy. This… Read more »
March 10, 2014
Sierra Leone: AfDB and Mo Ibrahim Foundation Support Sierra Leone in Fighting Bribery
The African Development Bank (AfDB) in collaboration with the Mo Ibrahim Foundation and the Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone under the auspices of Sierra Leone President… Read more »
Sierra Leone: AfDB, Mo Ibrahim Foundation and Sierra Leone hold High Level Governance Dialogue
The African Development Bank in collaboration with the Mo Ibrahim Foundation and the Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone under the auspices of His Excellency President… Read more »
February 04, 2014
Africa: AfDB Supports Sierra Leone's Resource Mobilization for Green Growth
As part of its ongoing support to the Government of Sierra Leone in its quest for green economic growth, the Energy, Environment and Climate Change Department of the African… Read more »
October 02, 2013
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Receives Support for Green Growth With New AfDB Report
Report explores challenges and opportunities of growth in a fragile state Read more »
September 26, 2013
Sierra Leone: AfDB Approves US $43.27 Million for Sierra Leone's Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group met on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 in Tunis and approved US $43.27 million (UA 28.845 million) to finance… Read more »
September 20, 2013
Sierra Leone: AfDB Board Approves Sierra Leone Country Strategy Paper 2013-2017
Executive Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday, 18 September 2013 in Tunis approved Sierra Leone's Country Strategy Paper (CSP) 2013-2017, which… Read more »
July 30, 2013
Africa: Sierra Leone Pursues a Green Growth Path With AfDB Support
On July 12, Ernest Bai Koroma, President of Sierra Leone, launched the new national development plan for the period 2013-2018 called "Agenda for Prosperity" (A4P). The support… Read more »
July 01, 2013
Africa: AfDB Supports Sierra Leone in Paving the Way for a Greener Growth
Sierra Leone has made impressive social and economic progress in the ten years since the Civil War ended, and has succeeded in establishing democratic institutions at both central… Read more »
May 13, 2013
Africa: Bank to Launch New Platform to Connect Mano River Countries
Connecting people, consolidating peace and accelerating economic transformation were the main themes of a high-level seminar organized by the African Development Bank in Abidjan on… Read more »
February 27, 2013
Africa: Sierra Leone Strengthens Its Commitment to Inclusive Green Growth With Support From the AfDB
An African Development Bank team composed of experts from the Energy, Environment and Climate Change Department (ONEC) and the Sierra Leone Field Office (SLFO) completed its second… Read more »
