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A joint delegation from the Sierra Leone Housing Corporation (SALHOC) and Banga Group has carried out an extensive tour of prime lands earmarked for a major housing development project, signaling concrete progress toward the construction of 5,000 affordable homes nationwide.
The inspection covered three major locations: 206 acres at Mile 6, 150 acres at Mapara, and 25 acres at Macdonald. These sites will host new residential estates designed to ease Sierra Leone’s housing deficit and provide citizens with modern, sustainable living spaces.
Leading the visiting team was Banga Group Vice President, Mr. Sow Taguiyoulaye dit Yero, accompanied by the company’s Chinese partners. The delegation also included SALHOC’s leadership General Manager Mr. Joseph Munda Sandi, Deputy General Manager Mr. Emmanuel Tommy, and Banga Group’s Local Representative Alhaji Ibrahim Conteh.
This development builds on the Memorandum of Understanding signed in July 2025 between SALHOC and Banga Group. While the contract is in its final stages of signing, both parties are already laying the groundwork for construction.
Earlier this year, SALHOC executives assessed Banga Group’s track record during a visit to Niamey, Niger, where the company successfully delivered a large-scale housing project. That experience has strengthened confidence in the firm’s ability to replicate similar results in Sierra Leone.
Speaking during the tour, Mr. Sandi underscored that the initiative is fully aligned with the Government’s Medium Term National Development Plan (2023–2028), which places affordable housing at the heart of its priorities. “This partnership is a bold step towards ensuring that every Sierra Leonean has access to decent and sustainable housing,” he said.
For his part, Mr. Yero reiterated Banga Group’s vision of transforming communities through modern housing solutions, drawing parallels with the success story in Niger. Mr. Tommy emphasized the long-term social and economic impact the project would bring to host communities, while Mr. Conteh described it as a generational investment that will redefine Sierra Leone’s housing landscape.
Once launched, the project is expected to significantly reduce pressure on the country’s housing market, creating new opportunities for families to access affordable homes and marking a turning point in Sierra Leone’s urban development agenda.
