Freetown, 1st December 2025- Access to finance for MSMEs, especially smallholder farmers, has long been a challenge. This prompted the launch of the Agri-Financing Facility, a €6 million initiative funded by the European Union and spearheaded by UNCDF.
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Johannesburg, 30th November 2025- South Africa’s historic hosting of the G20 Summit was hailed as a diplomatic triumph, but critics say the first gathering of the world’s largest economies on African soil will be remembered more for symbolism than substance.
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Freetown, 1st December 2025- Sierra Leone’s annual inflation rate dropped to 4.44 percent in October 2025, down from 5.36 percent in September, according to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report from Statistics Sierra Leone. While the headline figure suggests a cooling trend, deeper analysis reveals persistent price pressures in key household categories.
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Freetown 1st December 2025- An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Mr. Christian Saborowski has concluded its visit to Sierra Leone, reaching a staff-level agreement with the government on the first and second reviews of the country’s economic program under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF). If approved by the IMF’s Management and Executive Board, the reviews will unlock about US$78.8 million in financing.
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Freetown, 1st December, 2025 – Afreximbank has announced the successful financial close of a US$330 million senior debt facility for the Baomahun Gold Project, marking a major step toward Sierra Leone’s first large-scale commercial gold mine. The deal was completed in partnership with the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC).
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