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President Bio Launches €23 Million Data Recovery Center

President Bio Launches €23 Million Data Recovery Center

Africa-Press - Sierra-Leone. Sierra Leone President, Dr. Julius Maada Bio, has on Saturday, 29 November 2025, inaugurated a new €23 million Data Recovery Center...
Government Introduces Zero Tax Rate for Renewable Energy

Government Introduces Zero Tax Rate for Renewable Energy

Africa-Press - Sierra-Leone. Presenting the 2026 Finance Act in Parliament, Minister of Finance Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura announced a series of tax adjustments aimed...
Cement Prices Rise in 2026 Due to Excise Duty Tax

Cement Prices Rise in 2026 Due to Excise Duty Tax

Africa-Press - Sierra-Leone. Consumers in Sierra Leone should brace for an increase in cement prices starting January 2026, following Parliament’s ratification of the Finance...
Orange Sierra Leone Welcomes New Board Chairman

Orange Sierra Leone Welcomes New Board Chairman

Africa-Press - Sierra-Leone. Orange Sierra Leone recently had the honor of hosting Mr. Brelotte BA, the newly appointed Board Chairman and Sonatel Director General,...
Finance Minister Proposes 2026 Bill for NLe 2.85 Billion

Finance Minister Proposes 2026 Bill for NLe 2.85 Billion

Africa-Press - Sierra-Leone. The Minister of Finance, Ahmed Sheku Fantamadi Bangura, on Wednesday tabled the Financial Year 2026 Finance Bill before the House of...
IMF Approves US$78.8 Million Credit Facility for Sierra Leone

IMF Approves US$78.8 Million Credit Facility for Sierra Leone

Africa-Press - Sierra-Leone. Sierra Leone has recorded a major economic milestone following the announcement that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level...
IMF Reaches Deal With Sierra Leone for $78.8 Million

IMF Reaches Deal With Sierra Leone for $78.8 Million

Africa-Press - Sierra-Leone. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with Sierra Leone on the first and second reviews of its...
Government EU UNCDF Launch €6 Million Agri-Sector Initiative

Government EU UNCDF Launch €6 Million Agri-Sector Initiative

Africa-Press - Sierra-Leone. At a press conference yesterday at Radisson Blu Hotel in Freetown, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Dr. Henry Musa Kpaka,...
Parliament Approves Financing Agreements for Development

Parliament Approves Financing Agreements for Development

Africa-Press - Sierra-Leone. The Parliament of Sierra Leone has on Tuesday, 25 November 2025, debated and ratified a series of financing agreements aimed at...
Finance Minister Bangura to Present FY2026 Budget

Finance Minister Bangura to Present FY2026 Budget

Africa-Press - Sierra-Leone. Sierra Leone Finance Minister, Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura will on Friday, November 28, 2025, present the Government of Sierra Leone’s FY2026...