Sierra Leone president Ernest Bai Koroma says the country can transform in the coming decades.
Ernest Bai Koroma —
Sierra Leone president Ernest Bai Koroma says the country can transform in the coming decades.
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Sierra Leone is one of sub-Saharan Africa's least electrified countries. But the government hopes to change that with the expansion of the Bumbuna Hydroelectric project.
Bumbuna Hydroelectric project —
Sierra Leone is one of sub-Saharan Africa's least electrified countries. But the government hopes to change that with the expansion of the Bumbuna Hydroelectric project.
It is working with U.S. firm Joule Africa to increase power capacity at the facility.
Boosting energy capacity —
It is working with U.S. firm Joule Africa to increase power capacity at the facility.
A street vendor lights her stand with a candle in July 2006 in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown.
Electricity problems —
A street vendor lights her stand with a candle in July 2006 in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown.
Sierra Leone was brought to its knees by a decade-long civil war that ended in 2002.
Decade-long civil war —
Sierra Leone was brought to its knees by a decade-long civil war that ended in 2002.
Workers pan for diamonds in a mine near Kenema, Sierra Leone, in June 2001. Diamonds were the main issue in the country's decade-long tumultuous civil war.
Blood diamonds —
Workers pan for diamonds in a mine near Kenema, Sierra Leone, in June 2001. Diamonds were the main issue in the country's decade-long tumultuous civil war.
Koroma says Sierra Leone is today ready for business. Here, he is seen with the president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, before their bilateral meeting in February 2011 in Brussels.
Ready for business —
Koroma says Sierra Leone is today ready for business. Here, he is seen with the president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, before their bilateral meeting in February 2011 in Brussels.