To further support the media, His Excellency, President Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone, has announced an increase in the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) subvention to Le 2.5 billion old leones for 2025. He also detailed efforts to implement the National Media Policy and establish the National Fund for Public Interest Media (NaFPIM-SL). Keynote Address by H.E. President Bio_Presidential Media Cocktail 2024
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, Monday, 11th August 2025 – His Excellency Julius Maada Bio, Chairperson of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government and President of Sierra Leone, and
Accra, Ghana, 8th August 2025 – His Excellency Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone and Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government,
Parliament Building, Tower Hill, Freetown, Thursday 7 August 2025 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has opened the Third Session of the Sixth Parliament of the Second Republic