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In the SDG Index 2020, Sierra Leone ranked 153rd out of 166 assessed countries, and the Environmental Protection Index 2020 placed the country at 177th out of 180 countries measured (EPI score: 25.7). Sierra Leone lacks the capacities to pro-actively contribute to the protection of global public goods.
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The project helped the government launch a National Policy on Radical Inclusion for all children in Sierra Leone. Skills Development Project ($20 million): The project supports increased access to demand-led skills training and builds the foundations for a demand-led skills development system in Sierra Leone. A total of 18,277 students …
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WASHINGTON, March 8, 2022 — The World Bank today approved a $40 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to support improved access to social safety nets and income generating opportunities for over 176,000 beneficiaries, including women, youth and persons with disabilities.. The Productive Social Safety Nets and …
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Key Facts. Flag. The West African country of Sierra Leone occupies an area of 71,740 sq. km. As observed on the physical map above, it has a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean. Sierra Leone has four distinct physical regions. A coastal swamp region that runs parallel to the Atlantic coast for around 320 km and comprises of a flat, frequently ...
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Sierra Leone, officially Republic of Sierra Leone, Country, western Africa. Area: 27,699 sq mi (71,740 sq km). Population: (2023 est.) 7,672,000. Capital: Freetown. The Mende and Temne are the largest of about 18 ethnic groups. Languages: English (official), Krio (derived from English and a variety of African languages).
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began working in Sierra Leone in the 1970's, focusing on Lassa fever. In 2008, CDC began supporting Sierra Leone's HIV response through the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). In 2015, CDC established an office in Sierra Leone to focus on global health security and ...
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Overview. Sierra Leone is well known for its vast endowment in minerals which include diamonds, rutile, bauxite, gold, iron ore, limonite, platinum, chromite, coltan, tantalite, columbite, and zircon, as well as promising petroleum potential. In the 1990s, the 11-year civil war funded with revenue from the minerals sector engulfed the country ...
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Sierra Leone's economy contracted by 2.2 percent in 2020 as the services sector shrank by 13 percent due to the combined adverse effect of international and domestic restrictions on trade, travel and tourism. The pandemic-related restrictions and supply chain disruptions also depressed activities in agriculture and industry. Fiscal …
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Accra, Jan. 13, GNA – Mr Paul List, the Chief Executive Officer of BCM Group, a Ghana-based international mining and civil contractors, says despite the global economic challenges, the company anticipates steady growth in international operations in 2023. "The BCM had a sluggish and problematic 2020/21, along with many in the …
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West Africa's largest contractor, BCM Group, is pushing forward with its vision to become "the leading innovative and professional civil earthmoving and Open Cut Mining Contractor operating in Sub-Saharan Africa and Central Asia.". The company has a solid plan in place to achieve this ambitious goal through continued best practice and ...
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Edward Newman works as a Sierra Leone Logistics Specialist at BCM Midwest Booth, which is a Hospitality company with an estimated 18 employees; They are part of the Logistics team within the Operations Department and their management level is Non-Manager. Edward graduated from Coventry University in 2019 and is currently based in …
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Sierra Leone has taken steps to improve its national human rights framework, but more efforts are needed in that regard. NEW INSTITUTIONS The government established the Ministry of Gender and Children's Affairs and a sexual offences court, as well as One Stop Centres for sexual violence survivors. The Ministry of Gender and
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Internal roads usually have a speed limit of 50 kilometers per hour (30 miles per hour), while highways and freeways have a limit of 130 kilometers per hour (80 miles per hour). Mobile phones and drunk driving are illegal, and you are required to buckle up in …
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The United States established diplomatic relations with Sierra Leone in 1961, following its independence from the United Kingdom. The U.S. and Sierra Leone enjoy a warm and cordial relationship. The two countries are linked by the history of slavery in the United States, an institution that would send a large number of African slaves from ...
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In March 2021 there are now eleven large-scale mining companies (mining gold, diamonds, zircon bauxite, iron-ore and rutile) in Sierra Leone. The five new large-scale mining companies in operation are MEYA Mining Company, Wongor Investment Mining Company, Sierra Diamonds Mining Company, Kingho Mining Company and Cheng Li …
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