SLDIC USA 2026 Postponed to 2027 — Attention Now Turns to Sierra Leone Diaspora Week, December 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Montgomery County, Maryland — July 2026

The Sierra Leone Diaspora Investment Conference (SLDIC) today announces that the United States edition of the conference – previously planned for August 2026 in Silver Spring, Maryland – has been postponed to June 11 2027. Further details on the rescheduled US edition will be shared in the coming months.

In place of the US conference, the SLDIC team is now directing its full energy and focus toward what promises to be the most significant gathering in the conference’s four-year history: Sierra Leone Diaspora Week — December 2026, a landmark week-long event taking place in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

A Message from Vickie Remoe, Founder and Chair, SLDIC:

“After the extraordinary success of SLDIC London 2026,  which sold out the InterContinental Hotel Park Lane with over 400 delegates, we made the decision to redirect our focus and our resources toward bringing the diaspora home. Sierra Leone Diaspora Week in December is our most ambitious undertaking yet, and it deserves our full attention. The US edition will be back in 2027, stronger and better than ever. But right now, our eyes are on Freetown.”

About Sierra Leone Diaspora Week — December 2026

Sierra Leone Diaspora Week is a week-long convening bringing the global Sierra Leonean diaspora home to Sierra Leone for a series of events, side activities, and investment engagements designed to connect the diaspora with the country’s people, opportunities, and future.

The week will feature:

• Conference sessions, policy panels keynote addresses
• vendor showcase, B2C and B2B linkages  connecting diaspora investors, local entrepreneurs, and returnees.
• Investment roundtables and sector-specific panels
• Trade visits to investment projects and development initiatives in Freetown and the provinces 
• Diaspora Investment Bootcamp with intensive, hands-on masterclass series designed to equip diaspora investors with actionable local market insights. Includes specialized sessions on business registration compliance, tax navigation, capital readiness, labor law, and strategic investment planning.
• Side events spanning business, entrepreneurship, and diaspora-led development

Join the Waitlist

You can register for the waitlist and be among the first to receive programme updates, registration information, and announcements as they are released.

Register for the waitlist: https://sierraleonediasporaweek.com/

What to Watch For

Sierra Leone Diaspora Week December 2026 is not just a conference. It is a homecoming — a full week of structured investment conversations, SME and small business expo, trade and business tours, diaspora investment bootcamp, networking, and more. Whether you are a diaspora investor, an entrepreneur, a professional, or someone looking for the right moment to reconnect with Salone this is the event you have been waiting for.

Keep watching this space. December 2026 is going to be historic.

Media Contact
Magnifique Muhoza — Communications & Planning Committee Co-Chair
magnifique@vrcmarketing.com
www.makesierraleonefamous.com