KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY DR. BRIGADIER-GENERAL (RTD) JULIUS MAADA BIO (GCRSL) PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE ARMED FORCES AND CHAIRPERSON OF THE ECOWAS AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT ON THE OCCASION OF THE SEVENTEENTH ARMED FORCES DAY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE AT THE JULIUS MAADA BIO PARADE SQUARE, WILBERFORCE BARRACKS WEDNESDAY, 18 FEBRUARY 2026
THEME: “Rebuilding the RSLAF through Strategic Transformation for Enhanced National Security and Development in Sierra Leone”
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Announces 25% Salary Increase For RSLAF, Launches National Defence Policy And Strategy
Julius Maada Bio Parade Square, Wilberforce, Freetown, Wednesday 18 February 2026 – His Excellency President Brigadier (Rtd,) Julius Maada Bio, Commander-in-Chief of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF), has announced a 25% salary increment for all ranks of the armed forces, effective April 2026. He also launched Sierra Leone’s first home-grown National Defence […]