Freetown, 1st May 2026- Dr. Walton E. Gilpin, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Rokel Commercial Bank (SL) Limited, has been appointed Vice President 1 of the West African Bankers’ Association (WABA), marking another milestone for Sierra Leone’s banking leadership on the regional stage.
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Civil society organisations from Africa and Latin America have sharply criticised the limited outcomes of the 2026 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings, warning that the institutions failed to deliver transformative solutions to the mounting debt and development challenges facing the Global South.
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Sierra Leone’s mining and minerals sector delivered a strong performance in 2025, generating USD 1.3 billion in exports, a 16 percent year‑on‑year increase, according to figures presented by the Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources and the National Minerals Agency.
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Sierra Leone’s annual consumer price inflation climbed back into double digits in March 2026, reaching 10.24%, up from 8.05% in February, according to Statistics Sierra Leone. This marks the first time inflation has exceeded the 10 per cent threshold since March 2025.
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Freetown, 22nd April, 2026- The Government of Sierra Leone has signed a Reconnaissance Permit Agreement (RPA) with Shell Exploration Company B.V., marking a major milestone in the country’s drive to unlock its offshore petroleum potential. The deal was concluded on the sidelines of the Invest in African Energy Conference in Paris, organized by Energy Capital & Power.
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