West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative (WADPI)

The Sierra Leone Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SLIEPA) in collaboration with Herbert Smith Freehills a reputable legal firm based in the United Kingdom and Freetown Insight magazine hosted this year’s Invest Sierra Leone 2016 on the 5th of May 2016 in London. This forum is the only annual investment forum dedicated to encourage investment into Sierra Leone.

SLIEPA the country’s official Agency charged with the responsibility of attracting Investment into the country was ably represented by the chairman Board of Directors SLIEPA Mr Oluniyi Robbin- Coker and Mr Farrel Elliott the Director ofInvestment Promotion who delivered the country’s sector presentation highlighting the various investment opportunities across the different sectors of the economy ranging from Agriculture, Tourism, ITC and infrastructure, Energy, Fisheries and Mining. The conference was attended by existing investors operating in Sierra Leone, Prospective Investors and was chaired by The Rt Hon David Lammy MP.

The Attitudinal and Behavioural Change (ABC) and the Ministry of Youth Affairs has on Monday 16th May, 2016 established a strategic working relationship aiming at addressing the high pace of indiscipline and lawlessness among the youth population in Sierra Leone.

In this new dispensation of strategic partnership, the Secretariat will work closely with Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government as well as Community Based Organizations to share the platform in a bid to promote positive attitude and behaviour.

The world's leading countries, companies and philanthropists will join forces to create a 'major breakthrough' to provide education for millions of children displaced by conflicts and natural disasters.The new 'Education Cannot Wait' fund will be launched next week at the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul.

A historic, global-first hailed a 'game changer,' the fund targets the needs of 75 million children and youth impacted by crisis, disaster and conflict.

PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK) announced today that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded the Company an additional $84 million to its current $64 million contract under the U.S. Government-led Power Africa partnership.

“The Tetra Tech team is tracking a pipeline of more than 140 active energy transactions at various stages of development, representing more than 20,000 MW of potential generation capacity in sub-Saharan Africa”

Two out of three people in sub-Saharan Africa do not have access to power. Power Africa, launched by President Obama in 2013, aims to connect the African population to the electricity grid and provide access to those who live beyond the grid. Electricity access in sub-Saharan Africa will be expanded to 60 million homes and businesses by adding more than 30,000 megawatts (MW) of cleaner, more efficient electricity generation capacity by the year 2030.