Sierra Leone
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Published Date: 02 April 2025
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Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher
A Researcher in International Relations with a Focus on Security, Political and Economic Risks for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade
Sierra Leone
Population
Source: World Bank
One of the Prominent Religious Sites in the Country
Kenema, Sierra Leone
Key Figures of the Country, Global Position, Alliances, and 2024 Global Survival Rank (GSR)
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Key Figures of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade
Source: World Bank
Source: Trading Economics
Country Profile
Sierra Leone - BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14094194
Sierra Leone - Britannica https://www.britannica.com/place/Sierra-Leone
Sierra Leone - UNCTAD https://unctadstat.unctad.org/CountryProfile/GeneralProfile/en-GB/694/index.html
Leader Speech at the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)
Research Papers and Research Books
How did Sierra Leone provide free health care? Donnelly, J. (2011). How did Sierra Leone provide free health care?. The Lancet, 377(9775), 1393-1396.
The economic legacy of civil war: firm-level evidence from Sierra Leone Collier, P., & Duponchel, M. (2013). The economic legacy of civil war: firm-level evidence from Sierra Leone. Journal of Conflict Resolution, 57(1), 65-88.
Clinical illness and outcomes in patients with Ebola in Sierra Leone Schieffelin, J. S., Shaffer, J. G., Goba, A., Gbakie, M., Gire, S. K., Colubri, A., ... & Garry, R. F. (2014). Clinical illness and outcomes in patients with Ebola in Sierra Leone. New England journal of medicine, 371(22), 2092-2100.
Politicization of ethnic identities in Sierra Leone Kandeh, J. D. (1992). Politicization of ethnic identities in Sierra Leone. African Studies Review, 35(1), 81-99.
The special court for Sierra Leone: overview and recommendations Schocken, C. (2002). The special court for Sierra Leone: overview and recommendations. Berkeley J. Int'l L., 20, 436.
A state-of-the-art examination of disaster management in Sierra Leone: the implementation drawbacks, research gaps, advances, and prospects Turay, B., & Gbetuwa, S. (2022). A state-of-the-art examination of disaster management in Sierra Leone: the implementation drawbacks, research gaps, advances, and prospects. Geoenvironmental Disasters, 9(1), 22.
Prevalence of viral hepatitis B and C in Sierra Leone—current knowledge and knowledge gaps: a narrative review Lakoh, S., García-Tardón, N., Adekanmbi, O., van der Valk, M., Smith, S. J., & Grobusch, M. P. (2021). Prevalence of viral hepatitis B and C in Sierra Leone—current knowledge and knowledge gaps: a narrative review. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 115(10), 1106-1113.
Unsalaried health workers in Sierra Leone: a scoping review of the literature to establish their impact on healthcare delivery Pieterse, P., & Saracini, F. (2023). Unsalaried health workers in Sierra Leone: a scoping review of the literature to establish their impact on healthcare delivery. International Journal for Equity in Health, 22(1), 255.
Agricultural seasonality, market access, and food security in Sierra Leone Bonuedi, I., Kornher, L., & Gerber, N. (2022). Agricultural seasonality, market access, and food security in Sierra Leone. Food Security, 14(2), 471-494.
Child, maternal, and adult mortality in Sierra Leone: nationally representative mortality survey 2018–20 Carshon-Marsh, R., Aimone, A., Ansumana, R., Swaray, I. B., Assalif, A., Musa, A., ... & Jha, P. (2022). Child, maternal, and adult mortality in Sierra Leone: nationally representative mortality survey 2018–20. The Lancet Global Health, 10(1), e114-e123.
Incidence and risk factors of surgical site infections and related antibiotic resistance in Freetown, Sierra Leone: a prospective cohort study Lakoh, S., Yi, L., Sevalie, S., Guo, X., Adekanmbi, O., Smalle, I. O., ... & Firima, E. (2022). Incidence and risk factors of surgical site infections and related antibiotic resistance in Freetown, Sierra Leone: a prospective cohort study. Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control, 11(1), 39.
Analysis of hybrid grid-connected renewable power generation for sustainable electricity supply in Sierra Leone Conteh, F., Takahashi, H., Hemeida, A. M., Krishnan, N., Mikhaylov, A., & Senjyu, T. (2021). Analysis of hybrid grid-connected renewable power generation for sustainable electricity supply in Sierra Leone. Sustainability, 13(20), 11435.
Persistence of Ebola virus in semen among Ebola virus disease survivors in Sierra Leone: A cohort study of frequency, duration, and risk factors Thorson, A. E., Deen, G. F., Bernstein, K. T., Liu, W. J., Yamba, F., Habib, N., ... & Sierra Leone Ebola Virus Persistence Study Group. (2021). Persistence of Ebola virus in semen among Ebola virus disease survivors in Sierra Leone: A cohort study of frequency, duration, and risk factors. PLoS medicine, 18(2), e1003273.
Improving access to healthcare in Sierra Leone: the role of the newly developed national emergency medical service Caviglia, M., Dell’Aringa, M., Putoto, G., Buson, R., Pini, S., Youkee, D., ... & Barone-Adesi, F. (2021). Improving access to healthcare in Sierra Leone: the role of the newly developed national emergency medical service. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18(18), 9546.
Measuring the effectiveness of corporate social responsibility initiatives in diamond mining areas of Sierra Leone Wilson, S. A. (2022). Measuring the effectiveness of corporate social responsibility initiatives in diamond mining areas of Sierra Leone. Resources Policy, 77, 102651.
An empirical examination of the impact of exchange rate fluctuation on economic growth in Sierra Leone Koroma, P. S., Jalloh, A., & Squire, A. (2023). An empirical examination of the impact of exchange rate fluctuation on economic growth in Sierra Leone. Journal of Mathematical Finance, 13(1), 17-31.
Impacts of land-use and land-cover change on rural livelihoods: Evidence from eastern Sierra Leone Lahai, M. K., Kabba, V. T., & Mansaray, L. R. (2022). Impacts of land-use and land-cover change on rural livelihoods: Evidence from eastern Sierra Leone. Applied Geography, 147, 102784.
Artisanal mining policy reforms, informality and challenges to the Sustainable Development Goals in Sierra Leone Maconachie, R., & Conteh, F. (2021). Artisanal mining policy reforms, informality and challenges to the Sustainable Development Goals in Sierra Leone. Environmental Science & Policy, 116, 38-46.
Linking foreign direct investment and economic development in sierra leone Duramany-Lakkoh, E. K., Jalloh, A., & Jalloh, M. S. (2021). Linking foreign direct investment and economic development in sierra leone. Journal of Mathematical Finance, 12(1), 105-125.
Evaluating the livelihood impacts of a large-scale agricultural investment: Lessons from the case of a biofuel production company in northern Sierra Leone Bottazzi, P., Crespo, D., Bangura, L. O., & Rist, S. (2018). Evaluating the livelihood impacts of a large-scale agricultural investment: Lessons from the case of a biofuel production company in northern Sierra Leone. Land use policy, 73, 128-137.
Monetary policy effect on private sector investment: Evidence from Sierra Leone Brima, S., & Brima, A. S. (2017). Monetary policy effect on private sector investment: Evidence from Sierra Leone. International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, 7(1), 476-488.
Investing in peace: foreign direct investment as economic restoration in Sierra Leone? Millar, G. (2015). Investing in peace: foreign direct investment as economic restoration in Sierra Leone?. Third World Quarterly, 36(9), 1700-1716.
Agricultural investment and rural transformation: a case study of the Makeni bioenergy project in Sierra Leone Fielding, M., Davis, M., Weitz, N., Cummings-John, I., Hickey, A., Johnson, F., ... & Sun, M. (2022). Agricultural investment and rural transformation: a case study of the Makeni bioenergy project in Sierra Leone. Stockholm Environment Institute.
Foreign direct investment and manufacturing sector in Sierra Leone: A vector auto-regression analysis approach Duramany-Lakkoh, E. K., Jalloh, M. S., & Jalloh, A. (2021). Foreign direct investment and manufacturing sector in Sierra Leone: A vector auto-regression analysis approach. Journal of Mathematical Finance, 11(4), 620-650.
Impact of Infrastructure Investment on Port Efficiency: A Case Study of Queen Elizabeth II Quay, Sierra Leone Kamara, T. A. R., Souldan, S. M., Paul, D. J., Smith, D., & Smith, V. (2025). Impact of Infrastructure Investment on Port Efficiency: A Case Study of Queen Elizabeth II Quay, Sierra Leone. Journal of Transportation Technologies, 15(2), 203-221.
The Paramount Hotel, Freetown: Neocolonial Investment and the Business of Tropical Modernism in Sierra Leone Harrison, E. (2024). The Paramount Hotel, Freetown: Neocolonial Investment and the Business of Tropical Modernism in Sierra Leone. ABE Journal. Architecture beyond Europe, (24).
Sierra Leone: Climate Module of the Public Investment Management Assessment Battersby, B. et al., 2024. Sierra Leone: Climate Module of the Public Investment Management Assessment, IMF: International Monetary Fund. United States of America.
Economic Importance of the Medicinal Plant Trade in Sierra Leone Jusu, A., & Sanchez, A. C. (2013). Economic importance of the medicinal plant trade in Sierra Leone. Economic Botany, 67, 299-312.
Monetary policy, exchange rate fluctuations and trade balance: The Sierra Leone experience Tarawalie, A. B., & Kpana, K. A. (2022). Monetary policy, exchange rate fluctuations and trade balance: The Sierra Leone experience. Modern Economy, 13(3), 425-441.
Norms, networks, power and control: Understanding informal payments and brokerage in cross-border trade in Sierra Leone Van den Boogaard, V., Prichard, W., & Jibao, S. (2021). Norms, networks, power and control: Understanding informal payments and brokerage in cross-border trade in Sierra Leone. Journal of Borderlands Studies, 36(1), 77-97.
Evaluating the Impact of Trade Agreements on Economic Growth and Employment in Sierra Leone Kargbo, A. (2024). Evaluating the Impact of Trade Agreements on Economic Growth and Employment in Sierra Leone. Journal of Scientific Reports, 7(1), 257-269.
Environmental impacts: Local perspectives of selected mining edge communities in Sierra Leone Mabey, P. T., Li, W., Sundufu, A. J., & Lashari, A. H. (2020). Environmental impacts: Local perspectives of selected mining edge communities in Sierra Leone. Sustainability, 12(14), 5525.
Diamond exploitation in Sierra Leone 1930 to 2010: a resource curse? Wilson, S. A. (2013). Diamond exploitation in Sierra Leone 1930 to 2010: a resource curse?. GeoJournal, 78(6), 997-1012.
Diamond mining, urbanisation and social transformation in Sierra Leone Maconachie, R. (2012). Diamond mining, urbanisation and social transformation in Sierra Leone. Journal of Contemporary African Studies, 30(4), 705-723.
Measuring the effectiveness of corporate social responsibility initiatives in diamond mining areas of Sierra Leone Wilson, S. A. (2022). Measuring the effectiveness of corporate social responsibility initiatives in diamond mining areas of Sierra Leone. Resources Policy, 77, 102651.
Natural resource sector reform and human security in post-conflict societies: Insights from diamond mining in Sierra Leone Engwicht, N., & Ankenbrand, C. (2021). Natural resource sector reform and human security in post-conflict societies: Insights from diamond mining in Sierra Leone. The Extractive Industries and Society, 8(4), 100988.
Power and community engagement: Developmental impact of community development agreement in Kono diamond mining areas, Sierra Leone Wilson, S. A. (2025). Power and community engagement: Developmental impact of community development agreement in Kono diamond mining areas, Sierra Leone. The Extractive Industries and Society, 21, 101578.
Historical Background and Historical Perspective
A history of Sierra Leone 1400-1787 Fyfe, C. (1968). A history of Sierra Leone. CUP Archive.
Sierra Leone: A political history Harris, D. J. (2014). Sierra Leone: A political history. Oxford University Press, USA.
War in sierra Leone John L. Hirsch. (2001). War In Sierra Leone. Survival, 43(3), 145–162.
War and institutions: New evidence from Sierra Leone Bellows, J., & Miguel, E. (2006). War and institutions: New evidence from Sierra Leone. American Economic Review, 96(2), 394-399.
Sierra Leone: the political economy of civil war, 1991-98 Zack-Williams, A. B. (1999). Sierra Leone: the political economy of civil war, 1991-98. Third World Quarterly, 20(1), 143-162.
The trauma of war in Sierra Leone De Jong, K., Mulhern, M., Ford, N., Van Der Kam, S., & Kleber, R. (2000). The trauma of war in Sierra Leone. The Lancet, 355(9220), 2067-2068.
War and local collective action in Sierra Leone Bellows, J., & Miguel, E. (2009). War and local collective action in Sierra Leone. Journal of public Economics, 93(11-12), 1144-1157.
Security system transformation in Sierra Leone, 1997-2007 Albrecht, P., & Jackson, P. (2009). Security system transformation in Sierra Leone, 1997-2007. GFN-SSR.
Sierra Leone: Diamonds and the struggle for democracy Hirsch, J. L. (2001). Sierra Leone: Diamonds and the struggle for democracy. Lynne Rienner Publishers.
A dirty war in West Africa: The RUF and the destruction of Sierra Leone Gberie, L. (2005). A dirty war in West Africa: The RUF and the destruction of Sierra Leone. Indiana University Press.
Sierra Leone–Bai Bureh Denzer, L. R. (1971). Sierra Leone–Bai Bureh. In West African Resistance (pp. 233-267). Routledge.
Memories of the Slave Trade: ritual and the historical imagination in Sierra Leone Shaw, R. (2002). Memories of the Slave Trade: ritual and the historical imagination in Sierra Leone. University of Chicago Press.
The establishment of long-distance trade between Sierra Leone and its hinterland, 1787–1821 McGowan, W. (1990). The establishment of long-distance trade between Sierra Leone and its hinterland, 1787–1821. The Journal of African History, 31(1), 25-41.
Islam and trade in Sierra Leone Jalloh, A., & Skinner, D. E. (1997). Islam and trade in Sierra Leone. Africa World Press
The Court of Vice Admiralty at Sierra Leone and the Abolition of the West African Slave Trade Helfman, T. (2005). The Court of Vice Admiralty at Sierra Leone and the Abolition of the West African Slave Trade. Yale LJ, 115, 1122.
Traditional Sacred Mask Dance
