Sierra Leone to proceed with census despite suspended World Bank funding 

Sierra Leone's Minister of Planning, Dr Francis Kai Kai

Sierra Leone's Minister of Planning, Dr Francis Kai Kai, reiterates government position on the census on Thursday, December 9, 2021. PHOTO | COURTESY 

Sierra Leone is moving ahead with its 2021 Mid-Term Population and Housing Census (MTPHC)), despite a last-minute suspension of funding by the World Bank.

The move by the World Bank has been described by the western Africa nation as “shocking and “unfortunate”, noting that it undermined the process.