Africa Sierra Leone The National Petroleum Authority of Ghana has offered to assist its counterpart in the country to improve efficiency in oil regulation through appropriate structures, processes, policies and procedures
Africa Sierra Leone The Fiscal Year 2022 budget preparation process has started with dedicated hearings, where ministries, departments and agencies discuss and review updates on sectoral policies of the medium-term national development plan
Africa Sierra Leone World Bank Country Director for Sierra Leone, Ghana and Liberia, has pledged to support the Bank in the creation of the country's proposed national health insurance plan
Africa Sierra Leone A very significant step towards the recognition, promotion and implementation of decent work for women and men in the country was taken with the ratification of 8 ILO conventions and a protocol in a virtual ceremony with ILO Director-General Guy Ryder
Africa Sierra Leone The last three zeros from the face of its currency, the lion, will be removed to make the system simpler
Africa Sierra Leone According to the latest World Bank economic analysis for the country, it is necessary to address macroeconomic weaknesses and implement reforms in order to have a sustained inclusive economic recovery against poverty
Africa Sierra Leone The Gender Empowerment Bill, introduced and sponsored by the Minister of Gender and Children's Affairs Manty Tarawalli, has been approved
Africa Sierra Leone A team of researchers and agronomists have found traces of a wild coffee known as Coffea stenophylla, a discovery that has generated great excitement over its potential to revolutionize the global coffee sector
Africa Sierra Leone Report that provides data for policymakers to improve the delivery of services to businesses and to promote the development of collaborative networks for local entrepreneurs and investors will be published soon by Minister of Planning
Africa Sierra Leone An assessment update by the Afrobarometer Observatory shows worsening unemployment, poverty and access to healthcare and clean water, while progress is being made in education and gender equality in financial control
Africa Sierra Leone The Freetown City Council expanded the Urban Farming initiative to an additional 200 women-headed households: farming tools, planting boxes, seeds, training and mentoring will be provided to improve the nutrition of women and children
Africa Sierra Leone The Government has partnered with genealogy service AfricanAncestry.com to help those wishing to relocate and is offering citizenship to people who have ancestral connections to the country
Africa Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio launched an Operational Plan for the ‘Hands Off Our Girls’ Campaign 2021–2023