Accra, Ghana, February 28, 2022—IFC has appointed Kyle Kelhofer as Senior Country Manager for Benin, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Kelhofer, who previously worked for IFC in Ghana, brings almost 30 years of global development experience to his new role supporting private sector growth, job creation, and recovery from COVID-19 in West Africa. A United States national, Kelhofer joined IFC in 1998 and has worked on energy-efficiency financing in...Read More

In its effort to heightening public knowledge on corruption, the Public Education and Outreach Department of the Anti-Corruption Commission north-west regional office has on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 engaged personnel of the 11th Infantry Battalion of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces in Kambia District. Addressing officers, the Regional Manager Al-Hassan Sesay recognized and acknowledged the importance of RSLAF in providing security and safety for the people of Sierra...Read More

UN Photo/Martine Perret An estimated 33% of children aged 5 to 17 in Sierra Leone’s Eastern Province have experienced child trafficking, and 36% have experienced child labor, according to a new collaborative report from the University of Liverpool and the University of Georgia. The report—Child Trafficking and the Worst Forms of Child Labor in Sierra Leone—represents the largest-scale household survey on the topic ever undertaken in Sierra Leone. Produced by...Read More

H.E Ambassador Hu Zhangliang and the Minister of Sport turning the sod for the rehabilitation of the Siaka Stevens stadium  A China-aided national stadium rehabilitation project in Sierra Leone was officially handed to a Chinese construction company Friday. The project contracted by China’s Gansu Construction Investment Holding Group Limited is set to officially commence in March and is expected to last for two years. According to the company, the project...Read More

The Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS) in collaboration with its partners has set a target of reaching 70% of the general population with COVID-19 vaccines.  This was made know at a 5 day microplanning exercise organized by the Africa Centers for Disease, Prevention and Control (CDC) at the Golden Tulip on Friday. In his courtesies, the Director at the Directorate of Health Security and Emergencies, Dr. Mohamed Vandi said...Read More