The Invest Salone Resource Bank brings together a collection of resources related to Invest Salone’s work to encourage investment, generate exports, create jobs and diversify four key sectors in Sierra Leone. Pooling resources produced by Invest Salone and external contributors, this tool will grow to provide a broad range of resources related to investing and doing business in Sierra Leone. Use the filters below to explore the resources by type, sector, topic and more.
This policy brief from the Institute for Governance Reform analyses Sierra Leone’s preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic and makes policy recommendations on how to manage the situation.
How Freetown, Sierra Leone is responding to COVID-19
Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr of Freetown, Sierra Leone, joins Dr Kelly Henning, who leads the public health programme at Bloomberg Philanthropies, to discuss how Freetown is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic,…
IGC COVID-19 guidance note
This policy brief from the International Growth Centre outlines policy recommendations on smart containment strategies across Africa.
Coronavirus: for Africa’s sake, the West should be selfish this time
An article from The Africa Report about the dramatic return to Keynesian policies in Africa by those who once kept at arm’s length what they considered a sin: to recognise…
COVID-19 and the impact on women
Drawing on research from previous epidemics, such as SARS and Ebola, this blog from the International Growth Centre indicates that women are impacted differently by health crises and epidemics. The…
Responding to COVID-19 in fragile states: The case of Sierra Leone
An International Growth Centre review of the social and political environment of Sierra Leone, the current COVID-19 response and the potential impacts. The article goes on to outline recommendations for…
Sierra Leone COVID-19 dashboard tracking economic consequences and responses to COVID-19 in Sierra Leone
This dashboard, produced and updated by the International Growth Centre, provides real-time data on current economic conditions and trends from a phone-based survey being rolled out in 195 towns and…
Sierra Leone Action Plan 2019-2021
This action plan, created by the Open Government Partnership and the Government of Sierra Leone, outlines the action the Sierra Leonean government will take to increase political transparency and engage…
UNDP and Government of Rwanda deploy smart anti-epidemic robots to fight against COVID-19!
This article from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) discusses the UNDP Accelerator Lab partnership with the Rwandan Ministry of ICT and Innovation to acquire and deploy five smart anti-epidemic…
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Published by: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
COVID-19: Locking in solutions while in lockdown
A briefing paper produced by SOAS University on the relationship between lockdown strategies and governance constraints which can limit the emergency response to COVID-19. The paper focuses on corruption as…