Development Strategy And The Economy Of Sierra Leone

The Government of Sierra Leone’s new Medium-term National Development Plan (MTNDP) 2019–2023 has been founded on a strong political commitment to deliver devel-opment results that would improve the welfare of Sierra Leone’s citizens. The plan charts a clear path towards 2023 en route to the goal of achieving middle-income status by 2039 through inclusive growth that is sustainable and leaves no one behind. For the next five years, the Free Quality School Education Programme is the government’s flagship programme to provide a solid base to enhance human capital development and to facilitate the transformation of the economy.

The Lomé Peace Accord, signed in 1999, presented significant implications, challenges, and possibilities for post-conflict Sierra Leone, but the literature on post-conflict Sierra Leone only scantily addresses these issues. This project seeks to address the void in the literature on post-Lomé Sierra Leone.

This Joint Staff Advisory Note (JSAN) reviews the annual progress report (APR) for Sierra Leone Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (SL-PRSP). The APR highlights the improvement of the economic situation in 2005 and the first half of 2006. It analyzes the key elements of the SL-PRS, including macroeconomic performance; good governance, peace, and security; pro-poor sustainable growth for food security and job creation; and human resource development. The APR highlights that the economic growth remained strong in 2005 and continued to be robust in 2006, reflecting buoyant activities in the agriculture, mining, construction, and service sectors.

An analysis of the nature, dynamics, and complexity of the politics of economic regionalism that focuses on Sierra Leone within the Economic Community of West African States. Francis (peace studies, U. of Bradford, UK) argues that the West African subregion reflects a contradictory element of reversal and advancement; his study examines the interface between economics, development, politics, democratization, and security issues within a developing region. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

A study of the history of Sierra Leone concentrating on economic aspects. Conclusions and possible alternatives are put forward by the author.