A ten-man Sierra Leonean delegation is in the Country, for a five-day peer learning and exchange between Liberia and Sierra Leone, two EITI-implementing West African Countries.

The exchange and peer learning program between the two countries will take place from May 6-10, 2024. It will highlight notable signs of progress, challenges, and prospects; documenting lessons learned for both countries as they continue to implement the EITI framework respectively.

The program will further strengthen the two countries' implementation outlook as they both shed light on their adoptive methods of EITI implementation at the different levels of the respective governance structures of their extractive industries.

The Sierra Leone visit demonstrates the strong progress Liberia has made over the years in implementing the EITI Standard and Principles. Sierra Leone, a few months ago, scored high in EITI validation, demonstrating solid adherence to the EITI Standard and Principles. The peer learning and exchange will focus on the 2023 EITI Standard, with a specific focus on Beneficial Ownership Transparency, Contract Transparency, and Anti-Corruption; three EITI requirements that Liberia has shown strong implementation progress on.

The LEITI Secretariat believes that such peer learning and exchange will better assist Liberia in preparing for its next validation that will commence in October 2025. The Exchange and Peer Learning event is sponsored by GIZ- Rego project confounded by the European Union and BMZ.