Brand Sierra Leone TV: Building Innovative Perceptions

Sierra Leone: History (by NTBSL)

Bunce Island, 15 km east of Freetown. In the 17th and 18th centuries, Bunce Island played an important part in the early history of the country. It was the major slave trading post on the West African Coast. Today, you can see the ruins of the British run fortress where …

Sierra Leone: Beaches (by NTBSL)

Sierra Leone is close to Europe, only a six hour flight away, and there are several flights per week. So getting there is easy. The best time to come for a visit is from November to February, when Europe is suffering from a cold grey winter. As soon as you …

Ecobank Bond Index

On December 8th, 2011 the Ecobank Group launched Middle Africa’s first Bond Index. This is the first benchmark index to measure sub-Saharan domestic bond markets, excluding South Africa. The Ecobank Middle Africa Bond Index (or “MABI”) was developed in partnership with Nedbank Capital. The weighting formula of the index will …

Sierra Leone: Freetown (by NTBSL)

Welcome to Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. A beautiful country on the West Coast of Africa. Sierra Leone has many things to offer, and it’s waiting to be explored. Walking through the streets of Freetown into the heart of the city becames a special experience. You’ll soon find out …

A New Generation of Entrepreneurs

Pier Songo-Browne left the UK to settle in Sierra Leone and founded, in collaboration with his partner, the company Pendrax Security Systems. “I always knew I wanted to come back to Freetown, as home is where the heart is… and my heart has always been here. We seem to be …

Better Weather Forecast for Sierra Leone

As part of the United Nations’ “Joint Vision for Sierra Leone” programme, meteorological services are being restored to Sierra Leone. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) along with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are providing assistance to the Sierra Leone Meteorological Department. The project aims to re-establish basic infrastructure …

Fibre Optic Future

Africa is billed as the next internet hotspot and the industry is gearing up to take advantage of the wealth of potential business and development opportunities that Sierra Leone, along with a host of other African countries, will offer when finally online, scheduled for the 2nd half of this year. …

Gola Forest National Park

The Gola Forest National Park was launched on December 2011 by the President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma. The Park, part of the Upper Guinea Forest Ecosystem, in the Eastern Province, along the border with Liberia, covers 71,000 hectares and has been identified as a biodiversity hotspot by Conservation …

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