An African Business article on West African nations affected by Ebola in 2014 and the fear that the pandemic, with the global nature of the COVID-19 crisis, will divert much-needed attention and resources away from one of the world’s most vulnerable regions.
Find out more about the power of public–private dialogue to deliver policy reforms that address trade and business challenges in Sierra Leone.
Discover how Sierra Leone is taking a powerful step toward stronger collaboration between government and business.
Invest Salone’s new Public-Private Dialogue (PPD) Guide provides a practical, actionable toolkit designed to make policymaking more inclusive, transparent and effective.
Discover how Invest Salone helped unlock the potential of Sierra Leone’s palm oil sector. By connecting refineries with smallholder producers, mobilising capital and providing targeted support, the programme strengthened sustainable production, and demonstrated the sector’s viability, contributing to over USD 75 million in exports in 2025.
In 2024, Invest Salone hosted the “Women in Tourism: Market and Investment Readiness” conference to explore one of the biggest challenges facing women in Sierra Leone’s tourism sector: access to finance. The event brought together financial institutions, policy-makers and entrepreneurs to share insights, build networks and identify opportunities to strengthen women-led businesses.