AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoTourism Tech Push: Sierra Leone signed an MoU with Passporter Limited to run a three-month AI-powered tourism branding and trip-planning pilot, aiming to boost visibility, simplify travel planning, and generate data for better sector decisions. Innovation & Skills: UNDP-backed UniPod Sierra Leone is set to launch at Fourah Bay College on July 9, giving young innovators tools and spaces to build software, engineering and entrepreneurship projects. Energy Access Win: Easy Solar’s Energy-as-a-Service partnership with the REAL Programme Catalyst won the 2026 Ashden Award, highlighting rural electricity gains in Sierra Leone. Digital Payments Expansion: Visa is rolling out Visa Pay across more African issuers via a software kit, with Sierra Leone among the markets adopting the service for virtual cards and remittances. Labour Governance: Sierra Leone’s Employment Ministry began a workshop to prepare for ratifying six ILO conventions and the UN migrant workers rights convention, strengthening labour law alignment. ECOWAS Logistics Build-up: Ahead of the 69th ECOWAS summit in Freetown, China donated 15 presidential vehicles to support preparations. Local Infrastructure Oversight: Government cleared the Wusum Field shopping stores project in Makeni to proceed after a review found no evidence the football field was sold.
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