Visit Sierra Leone

The Sierra Leone Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SLIEPA) is the country’s official agency to assist and inform investors and exporters. There has been significant improvements in the ease of doing business in Sierra Leone. New businesses are registered with the Office of the Registrator General while the Sierra Leone Chamber of Commerce is the oldest voice of the Private Sector in the country. Contact details of these instituations can be found below.

Sierra Leone Telecommunications (Sierratel) is the main provider of landlines for both national and international services in Sierra Leone. Most of what was left of the decaying infrastructure was destoyed by the war, which means landlines are notoriously unreliable. I know of someone who's landline was ringing but he couldn't find it. Especially in domestic arena, many have simply given up on landlines. However, Sierratel relaunched again in 2008 delivering new wirleless handsets, mobile phones and internet connections using CDMA technology.

Mobile telephone use is high which is no surprise seeing as landlines are notoriously unreliable. This makes it a “must bring along” item after all, you're going to have to tell family and friends you are having a great time!

Tip: Providers like Zain and Africell offer cheap handsets that you can purchase in country if you do not want to bring your regular phone or just want to keep it on for roaming purposes.