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Sierra Leone: China funds West African investment summit

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The Chinese Embassy in Freetown is providing financial support to the West Africa Integration and Investment Summit, scheduled for 13 to 18 November 2026. More than 50 Chinese business leaders are expected to take part in the China–West Africa forum on 13 November, according to Sierra Loaded.

China is providing financial support to the 2026 West Africa Integration and Investment Summit (WAIIS2026), according to the Chinese Embassy in Freetown, which announced the contribution ahead of the event scheduled for 13 to 18 November 2026 in the Sierra Leonean capital. The summit is being coordinated by the Presidential Initiative on Climate Change, Renewable Energy and Food Security (PI-CREF), on behalf of the Sierra Leonean government.

A China–West Africa investment forum will be held on 13 November at the Bintumani Hotel in Freetown. According to Wang Peng, economic and commercial counsellor at the Chinese Embassy in Freetown, more than 50 Chinese business leaders are expected to take part in the summit and its preparatory activities. Discussions will cover trade, infrastructure, industrialisation, technology transfer and regional value chains.

Wang Peng also cited an agricultural support programme planned in Bo District and the rehabilitation of the Dodo hydroelectric dam in Kenema District. Dr Kandeh K. Yumkella, chair of PI-CREF and special envoy for WAIIS2026, welcomed an important step towards mobilising investment in West Africa, acting under the mandate of President Julius Maada Bio.

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