By: Saidu Jalloh
At the the opening of the Sierra Leone Investment Forum in London on Monday 13th October 2025, Chief Minister Dr. David Moinina Sengeh highlighted Sierra Leone economic gains, emphasizing the country’s stabilization of its economy, strengthened laws, simplified systems to encourage investment and the country’s readiness for global partnerships.
“We have stabilized our economy, strengthened our laws, and simplified our systems. Now, we invite our partners to join us because Sierra Leone is ready for investment and open for partnership,” he declared.
Dr. Sengeh cited single-digit inflation, a stable currency, and a projected 4.5 percent GDP growth in 2025 as clear evidence of resilience and sound economic management. He also highlighted landmark reforms, including the establishment of the National Investment Board (NIB), led by Dr. Edward Hinga Sandy, and new legislation that eases land acquisition, taxation, and business registration.
He further emphasized major investment opportunities across agriculture, energy, manufacturing, tourism, infrastructure, financial services, and the creative economy, which now contributes about 4.5 percent of GDP.
“When creativity meets commerce, everybody wins,” he added.
Sierra Leone has confidently taken center stage in the global investment arena with the opening of the Sierra Leone Investment Forum in London on Monday. The high-profile event attracted top government officials, development finance institutions, and private investors eager to explore business opportunities in the country’s rapidly growing economy.
Hosted at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Exchange House, the Forum is part of the government’s ongoing efforts to attract foreign direct investment and strengthen economic cooperation with the United Kingdom.
Under the theme “Ready for Investment, Open for Partnership,” the Forum highlighted the country’s progress under President Julius Maada Bio’s Big Five Game Changers Agenda. The focus was on agriculture, human capital development, youth employment, public sector reform, and technology and infrastructure.
In his opening remarks, H.E. Dr. Morie Komba Manyeh, Sierra Leone’s High Commissioner to the UK, described the Forum as “a platform to deepen partnerships, inspire confidence, and showcase Sierra Leone’s enormous investment potential.” He emphasized that the government’s ongoing reforms have created “an environment where the private sector can thrive.”
The Forum attracted a distinguished delegation, including Umaru Napoleon Koroma Esq., Deputy Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources; Dr. Henry Musa Kpaka, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security; Hon. Alpha Sesay Esq., Attorney General and Minister of Justice; Ms. Salima Bah, Minister of Communication, Technology and Innovation; and H.E. Josephine Lucy Louisa Gauld LVO, British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone.
Co-hosted by British International Investment (BII), Invest Africa, Invest Salone, and the Sierra Leone High Commission in London, the event concluded with a networking reception and renewed commitments to deepen collaboration between Sierra Leone and UK-based investors.
“When you invest in Sierra Leone, you are investing in a country where profit and purpose coexist where sustainability is not an afterthought, but a competitive advantage,” Dr. Sengeh concluded.
The London Forum marks a bold step in Sierra Leone’s quest to become one of West Africa’s most attractive destinations for global investment.