News & updates
What’s happening at Fɛlei.
Programmes, partnerships and progress on the ground. Announcements go out on Facebook first and are collected here.
Call for exhibitors
Waste Management & HealthTech Spotlight
Innovators and businesses, early-stage or scaling, put their solutions in front of the public, development partners, government agencies and private sector stakeholders at New Brookfields Hotel, Freetown.
8 September 2026
Community Solvathon
Yesterday, Kroo Bay listened. Today, it built.
After day one’s problem-definition sessions, residents and innovators moved into full co-design. By the end of day two a number of waste solutions had taken shape, each developed with the community and ready to be piloted in Kroo Bay.
August 2026
Community Solvathon
Kroo Bay Edition opens with a simple first step: listening
Innovators, technical experts and the Kroo Bay community come together to co-design practical solutions to local waste challenges, supported by the Sierra Leone Digital Transformation Project and delivered with MoCTI.
August 2026
Founder community
What is an MVP, and what does good look like? Emily Fanday at the TIE2 Meetup, Makeni
The founder of a logistics and operations business and a fintech peer-to-peer platform answered the question with the clarity that only comes from having done the work.
June 2026
The Tech City
Orange Foundation and MoCTI turn the sod on the Orange Village
A digital learning facility and a modern medical centre inside the Tech City. Minister Salima Bah, Orange Sierra Leone CEO Aicha Touré and CEO David Manley joined traditional leaders and residents in Tikonko Chiefdom.
29 May 2026
Community Solvathon
Bo: two days to turn a problem into a business
The first Community Solvathon invited anyone in Bo with a problem they wanted to solve to work with mentors, build a solution and pitch it with confidence.
22–23 April 2026
Governance
Ministers align on Fɛlei at a high-level roundtable
Six ministries agree a whole-of-government approach and propose a Ministerial Steering Committee to guide delivery of the 130-acre Special Economic Zone.
4 April 2026
Investment
Fɛlei brings the Startup World Cup semi-finals to Sierra Leone
With Nomadic Minds and Pegasus Tech Ventures, the regional semi-finals of the world’s largest pitch competition draw investors with more than $10 billion under management. The winner competes for $1 million in Silicon Valley.
November 2024
Funding
$1.4 million African Development Bank grant for Fɛlei and startup innovation
The grant supports Fɛlei’s investment portfolio, the creation of a startup innovation fund and the recruitment of technical experts.
October 2024
Press kit
Writing about Fɛlei?
The name is spelled with the open e: Fɛlei, pronounced “feh-lay”. One word, TechCity, capital C. Logos in colour and white below; media enquiries through the contact form.