H.E President Dr. Julius Maada Bio and delegates cutting the ribbon to officially open the orange SL Data Centre
The Ministry of Communication, Technology and Innovation (MoCTI) announces that His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has officially opened the new €23 million Orange Sierra Leone Data Centre in Bo City. The centre boosts Sierra Leone’s digital systems and improves the reliability of services that depend on stable connectivity.
The Orange Data Centre in Bo
His Excellency led the event in Bo, joined by the Chief Minister, Dr David Moinina Sengeh; the Minister of Communication, Technology and Innovation, Madam Salima Monorma Bah; The Director General, National Telecommunications Authority (NaTCA), Leader of Government Business in Parliament, Hon. Matthew Nyumah, and senior representatives from Sonatel Group and Orange Sierra Leone, including the Director General of Sonatel Group and Chairman, Mr Brelotte BA, and Orange Sierra Leone CEO, Sekou Amadou Bah.
In his remarks, H.E. President Dr. Julius Maada Bio emphasized that expanding digital infrastructure beyond Freetown is a key step in making services more reliable for people and businesses nationwide. “Sierra Leone cannot advance its digital future without ensuring online safety. I call on all service providers to protect user information and take any misuse of digital platforms seriously.”
The President added, “I am committed to human capital development. When we invest in our people, we invest in their future, where their ideas truly matter.”
H.E President Dr. Julius Maada Bio
The Data Centre in Bo, Orange Sierra Leone’s national disaster recovery hub, is the country’s second facility of its kind. Working alongside the main Freetown centre, it ensures essential systems remain operational during power outages, natural disruptions, or technical faults. Strategically located in the South, it expands digital and financial services to rural and regional communities, including Makeni, Kono, and Kenema, while balancing network traffic to improve connectivity in underserved areas.
“Since 2018, the President has placed technology at the heart of Sierra Leone’s development priorities. Through targeted investment in connectivity, we have strengthened the digital landscape and built a foundation for nationwide digital services. We are steadily extending connectivity and improving systems that support public services, learning, and innovation. We thank Orange Sierra Leone for its continued investment and support in expanding access to technology.” Madam Salima Monorma Bah
Minister of Communication, Technology and Innovation, Madam Salima Monorma Bah
Ahead of the commissioning of the data centre in Bo, Minister Bah held a strategic meeting with Sonatel Group CEO, Mr Brelotte BA, to review sector priorities. They discussed the accelerated plans to expand 4G coverage nationwide,network service quality, and ways the government and private sector can work together to improve digital access nationwide.
From Left: Madam Salima Bah, Mr. Brellote BA, Mr. Shekou Amadou Bah and Danetta Lewis-Younge
The Sonatel Group will continue improving network quality, expanding 4G coverage and supporting Sierra Leone’s digital growth.-Sonatel Group CEO, Mr Brelotte BA,
The Director General of Sonatel Group and Chairman of Orange Sierra Leone Board, Mr. Brelotte BA
The commissioning of this €23 million facility shows the government’s ongoing work to build a modern and secure digital environment. As the Digital Transformation agenda moves forward under the Big Five priorities, the Ministry will keep working with partners to improve infrastructure, strengthen online safety, support digital skills and make technology more useful and accessible for all Sierra Leoneans.
