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| A Sports Stadium which could be the envy of the world - completely refurbished and the pride of the people of Sierra Leone. More pictures |
Regeneration
and rebuild
The surest sign of
recovery is the increasing rate of rebuilding and regeneration ... and
there is work happening all over Freetown and the rest of the country.
Splendid new Law Courts (pictured bottom right), the Sports
Stadium is complete and open, new hospitals, schools, hotels and roads.
The new Lungi International Airport has been rebuilt to high international
standards and opened.
Five-year
road repair plan It is hoped that 7,000 kilometres or roads and most of the trunk roads will be reconstructed or repaired to a high level with the help of private enterprise. Commitments have been made for $112 million out of the $277million needed. The huge backlog
of maintenance work programmed over the five years at a total cost
of $50 million is being financed from a road fund based on charges
for fuel and vehicle/driver licensing and registration fees. |
| The Law Court building (below), which symbolises the Judiciary, has been handed over by the Department of International Development (DfiD) after nine months of refurbishment work. The magnificent two-storey building has offices, court rooms, a library, a conference hall and modern facilities. |
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The Bumbuna dam, which will eventually service all of Sierra Leone for electricity, was started in 1975. A 12-year break caused by the war put the project on hold. Work recommenced and is only 18 months short of completion pending the final allocation of funds from the World Bank and IMF. It is built in an area of outstanding natural beauty and a hotel will be provided near to the dam for visitors to visit this amazing feat of engineering and beauty. |
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If you want to know more about daily life in Sierra Leone see www.sierraleone.gov.sl