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The United States Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has notified The United States Congress of its intent to negotiate a development agreement with the government Sierra Leone.
The notice sent to Congress on April 12, 2024, says negotiations with Sierra Leone may be started on or after 15 days from the date of the said notification. The agreement, if approved by Congress, could be a major boost to Sierra Leone’s economic growth and poverty reduction efforts.
The MCC is an independent US foreign aid agency focused on fighting poverty through economic growth. It provides grants to countries that demonstrate good governance and a commitment to reform.
Sierra Leone’s re-selection for the program comes after a period of uncertainty. In September 2023, the MCC expressed concerns about the credibility of the country’s 2023 general elections, delaying progress on the compact agreement.
However, Sierra Leone was ultimately re-selected in December 2023. This decision was based in part on the country passing the MCC’s Scorecard for the fifth consecutive year. The Scorecard assesses a country’s commitment to good governance.
The upcoming compact is expected to address Sierra Leone’s energy limitations, a major hurdle to economic growth. By tackling this challenge, the program aims to contribute to both economic development and poverty reduction in the country.
Although Sierra Leone has been re-selected to continue Compact Development by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Board of Directors, final approval of the agreement rests with the US Congress.
While progress has been made by the Sierra Leonean government to address concerns about the elections, US Senators Jim Risch and Chris Coons have emphasized the need for continued efforts to meet eligibility criteria.
In a joint statement on December 14, 2023, both senators said that ongoing actions by Sierra Leone’s government and political leaders will play a pivotal role in determining the final outcome, including potential approval of an MCC Compact by the U.S. Congress.
This is another strategy to prevent Sierra Leone government from changing the outdated laws. If Africa especially countries like Sierra Leone wants to determine their development and territorial security they must avoid this MCC and foreign aids. From the reaction of the ambassador to Salone you will notice that they are not happy about the news that Salone wants to change the old slavery mentality neocolonialist and imperialists constitution which during it enactment was spearheaded by England’s and America’s ambassadors.
Our stupid leaders will fall for this MCC again and negotiate the downfall of all the masses. MCC will not end the poverty in Salone!! Never!!! Lets change our mineral laws and foreign diplomatic and investment laws and begin to work towards that.
The type of democracy we are operating on benefit only the Americans and foreigners from the large economies.
Another trap for neo-colonialism and objective to improvise us
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