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A group photo of about 100+ attendees of the Tax for Development Sierra Leone Conference 2022
February 2023
First tax conference in Sierra Leone hailed a success

On December 7th and 8th, over 100 policymakers, researchers, members of civil society, and other stakeholders gathered at the Radisson Blu in Freetown for a conference on the topic of tax for development in Sierra Leone….
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A picture of Freetown's glorious cotton tree in the city centre, known to have existed in at least 1787.
December 2022
Researchers and policymakers to discuss tax collection for Sierra Leone’s development

On December 7th and 8th, over 100 policymakers, researchers, members of civil society, and other stakeholders will gather at the Radisson Blu in Freetown for a conference on the topic of tax for development in Sierra Leone….
Working Paper

ICT and Tax Administration in Sub-Saharan Africa: Adopting ITAS in Uganda and Sierra Leone

October 2022
Giovanni Occhiali, Doris Akol & Philip M. Kargbo
Working Paper

Tax and Governance in the Context of Scarce Revenues: Inefficient Tax Collection and its Implications in Rural West Africa

February 2022
Vanessa van den Boogaard & Rachel Beach
Journal Article

Enabling Tax Bargaining: Supporting More Meaningful Tax Transparency and Taxpayer Engagement in Ghana and Sierra Leone

March 2021
Vanessa van den Boogaard, Wilson Prichard, Rachel Beach & Fariya Mohiuddin
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Dr van den Boogaard with two research assistants in Sierra Leone.
June 2021
Dr Vanessa van den Boogaard authors best political science PhD in Canada 

Photo: Dr van den Boogaard conducting fieldwork with research assistants in Sierra Leone. ICTD Research Fellow…
Classroom in a school in Sierra Leone
November 2020|
Blog

The inequity of informal financing of public education in Sierra Leone

by Vanessa van den Boogaard

Though education is a core duty of the state, public education in Sierra Leone is financed…
Freetown just implemented a new property tax system that could quintuple revenue
May 2020|
Blog

Freetown just implemented a new property tax system that could quintuple revenue

by Wilson Prichard, Abou Bakarr Kamara & Niccoló Meriggi

In the next few weeks, residents of Freetown are expecting to receive new property tax bills…
Ebola check point
March 2020|
Blog

Fill the gaps, feel the pain: Insights from Sierra Leone on an epidemic’s impact on local taxation, public services, and the poor

by Vanessa van den Boogaard

With over 16,000 deaths globally and the number of cases growing each day, the calamitous impacts…
November 2019|
Blog

Can property tax valuation in Africa be simplified? Lessons from a pilot project in Freetown, Sierra Leone

by Wilson Prichard, Kevin Grieco, Abou Bakarr Kamara, Niccoló Meriggi, Julian Michel & Graeme Stewart-Wilson

Across sub-Saharan Africa, ineffective property valuation presents a serious hurdle to strengthening local property taxes. Between…
Policy Brief

Simplifying Property Tax Administration in Africa: Piloting a Points-Based Valuation in Freetown, Sierra Leone

November 2019
Kevin Grieco, Abou Bakarr Kamara, Niccoló Meriggi, Julian Michel, Wilson Prichard & Graeme Stewart-Wilson
Research in Brief

Gender and the Formal and Informal Systems of Local Public Finance in Sierra Leone

December 2018
Vanessa van den Boogaard