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Nº 54 Thursday, 03 September 2026
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Sierra Leone is getting it wrong on the Mineral Wealth Fund “reset”, and President Bio may be burying the legacy that could define his presidency

Sierra Leone is getting it wrong on the Mineral Wealth Fund “reset”, and President Bio may be burying the legacy that could define his presidency
Sources: Politico SL

By Foday M. Daboh There are policy mistakes you can reverse with a memo. And then there are mistakes that, once made, become a country’s reputation. Sierra Leone’s apparent decision—announced in early January 2026—to wind up the Mineral Wealth Fund Sierra Leone Limited (MWFSL) and “transition” to a new sovereign wealth framework risks becoming the latter: a reputational wound that tells investors,

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