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.
Private and development sectors to support Africa’s food systems amid COVID-19
A news article about a private sector roundtable on COVID-19, hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA).
Geographic Focus: Africa
Building food security during the pandemic
Project Syndicate article on the importance of including the protection of food supply chains in COVID-19 strategies.
Geographic Focus: International
Published by: Project Syndicate
COVID-19: Farmers count losses as commodities perish for lack of buyers
News article in The Guardian about the impacts of COVID-19 on farmers and how policy responses could help to lessen these impacts.
COVID-19 supply chain impact update by some of the world’s leading supply chain and logistics academics
Independent academic platform hosted by the University of Turku to complement available government, industry association or practitioner material on the supply chain and transport impacts of COVID-19.
What happens after the lockdown ends? Lessons from the 2015 Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone
International Growth Centre blog post on how lessons from the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone can be applied to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reopening and reimagining Africa
McKinsey & Company article about how the COVID-19 crisis can catalyze change across Africa.
Country policy responses: Sierra Leone
A summary of policies implemented by the government and employers’ and workers’ organisations in Sierra Leone, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.