The Minister of Information and Communications, Hon Mohamed Rahman Swaray has announced that Sierra Leone has met the conditions for an IDA $50 Million for a five years Digital Transformation Project in support of President Bio’s inclusive digital agenda.

He made this announcement on Twitter today the 14th December, 2022.

This announcement followed Reuters’ publication about the US plans to commit $55 Billion to Africa over the next three years.

According to the report, the White House disclosed that the money will go into a wide range of sectors to tackle the core challenges of their time and is being distributed in close partnership with Congress.

The two main sectors it made mention of are: health and climate change.

Under the health sector, it said the Biden-Harris administration has invested and committed to provide nearly $20 billion in health programs in the Africa region.

That includes $11.5 billion to address HIV/AIDS; more than $2 billion to combat malaria; more than $2 billion in support of family planning and reproductive health as well as maternal and child health; and more than $2 billion to address the health, humanitarian, and economic impacts of COVID-19.

The administration also plans to ask Congress for $4 billion for healthcare workers in Africa, investing $1.33 billion annually from 2022 to 2024.

Fir Climate Change: it said since January 2021, the administration has invested and plans to provide at least $1.1 billion to support African-led efforts to support conservation, climate adaptation, and energy transitions.

These funds include U.S. International Development Finance Corporation investments into Malawi’s Golomoti JCM Solar Corporation, and a Climate Action Infrastructure Facility.