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20th December 2024

The festive season in Sierra Leone: A celebration of music, food and culture

Music festivals have grown into a major moneymaking part of the music business with hundreds of such events taking place each year. They increasingly offer an experience beyond music, with…

13th November 2024

Growth potential and development impact makes Sierra Leone’s tourism industry attractive to impact investors

At a special roundtable event held at Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary on 7 November 2024, a visiting delegation of international investors heard about Sierra Leone’s expanding tourism sector and its potential…

12th November 2024

Mobilising green finance: Insights and predictions from Sierra Leone’s financial sector

A recent Invest Salone survey provides important insights from Sierra Leone’s financial sector on the drivers of sustainable finance in the country, as well as predictions on the type of…

8th November 2024

Roundtable discusses role of Sierra Leone’s legal ecosystem in enabling investment

Representatives from Sierra Leone’s leading law firms gathered on Tuesday 5 November to discuss steps the legal sector can take to support inbound international investment. The roundtable was part of…

6th November 2024

International investors in Sierra Leone to explore opportunities in infrastructure and sustainable tourism

This week, Sierra Leone welcomes a significant delegation of international investors to explore opportunities in the infrastructure and sustainable tourism sectors and engage with government officials and entrepreneurs. This visit…

4th October 2024

Spotlight on investing in Sierra Leone at this week’s AFSIC Investing in Africa conference and exhibition

Expert intelligence on Sierra Leone’s impact investment market, first-hand insights from successful investors and the launch of a deal book containing 15 viable impact investment opportunities are the highlights of…

1st October 2024

The commercial banking sector discusses voluntary sustainable lending principles for Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone’s commercial banking sector recently demonstrated its support for green growth and ethical business models, with discussions on voluntary sustainable lending principles for Sierra Leone – intended to incentivise…

27th September 2024

On World Tourism Day, Invest Salone highlights the role of Sierra Leone’s artistic renaissance in promoting tourism and social unity

This year, as World Tourism Day underscores tourism’s potential for fostering peace through cross-cultural understanding, Invest Salone examines how Sierra Leone’s artistic renaissance has the potential to be the country’s…

31st July 2024

Could ‘Made in Salone’ cuisine be a bite-size gateway to the growth of Sierra Leonean tourism?

The flavour of ‘Made in Salone’ food is beginning to make its mark internationally. As Sierra Leone is set to host UN Tourism’s third Regional Forum on Gastronomy for Africa…

29th July 2024

Investor field trip to Sierra Leone’s agribusiness heartland

Agriculture is a core component of Sierra Leone’s economy, employing about two-thirds of the labour force. To explore investment and learning opportunities in the sector, Invest Salone recently conducted an…