Deal #8769

Sierra Leone
Created at
2021-06-08
Last update
2021-06-10

Land area

Intended size
100 ha
Size under contract (leased or purchased area)
  • [2021-05-17, current] 100.0 ha
Comment on land area
Sierra Leone has agreed to sell 250 acres [100 ha] of pristine beach and rainforest

Intention of investment

Intention of investment
  • [2021-05-17, current] Other
Comment on intention of investment
Infrastructure: building of a fishing harbour

Nature of the deal

Nature of the deal
Outright purchase
Comment on nature of the deal
The Chinese investor does not gain rights to the land itself. The Sierra Leone government will contribute the land into the project, the Chinese the funding for the infrastructure build. Half of the land needed was government-owned, including the seafront, up to 200 metres from the sea.

Negotiation status

Negotiation status
  • [1970] Intended (Expression of interest)
  • [2021-05-17, current] Concluded (Contract signed)
Comment on negotiation status
Intended since the1970s.

Implementation status

Implementation status
  • [current] Project not started