Gold panning in Bolaneh. Credit: Jorden de Haan/Pact. Sierra Leone’s burgeoning artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector provides critical livelihoods for women and young men in a place ...

Pan-African infrastructure and industrial development bank, the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), has announced the ...

01 December 2025, Freetown, Sierra Leone. FG Gold Limited ("FG Gold") is pleased to announce that it has achieved financial close and the first drawdown on its US$330 million Senior Debt Financing ...

Investing in African Mining Indaba (Mining Indaba) (https://MiningIndaba.com), part of Hyve Group Plc is honoured to announce that His Excellency, Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone has ...

FREETOWN, December 14, 2023 – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved the Third Inclusive and Sustainable Growth Development Policy Financing (DPF) – a $65 million grant which will ...

FREETOWN , SIERRA LEONE , March 28, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- A cheery video of secondary school students from Bo in Sierra Leone taking turns to share their ...

FREETOWN – Sierra Leone is weathering a dramatic crunch in mining revenue as COVID-19 restrictions hurt companies’ ability to export gold and diamonds and access essential supplies. Revenue from ...

Sierra Leone passes new mining bill Act raises royalties, increases social contributions Gov't already looking at existing deals For related factbox click [ID:nLH355311] (Recasts, updates with passage ...

FREETOWN (Reuters) - Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma said on Thursday he will boost tax revenues from the mining sector if he is elected to a second term in next month's elections, as part of ...

Sierra Leone will no longer provide foreign exchange for mining companies and other large businesses to import oil as of June 1, accusing them of "stockpiling diesel fuel", its Petroleum Regulatory ...

The West African nation will let communities veto mining, farming and industrial projects. Activists say the legislation is a progressive landmark. At least one investor calls it unworkable. By Elian ...