APRM Impressed with Sierra Leone’s Handling of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Encourages other Regional Member States to Adopt the Model

Presidential Lodge, Hill Station, Freetown, Monday 30 November 2020 – Head of Delegation of the African Peer Review Mechanism, APRM, Targeted Review Mission from the continental secretariat, Ambassador Dr Inonge Mbikusita Lewanika, has congratulated His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio on Sierra Leone’s exemplary efforts at managing COVID-19. “We…

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Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Recognises AfDB, DfID Support to Electricity Expansion to Bo and Kenema, Assures of Similar Projects Across the Country

Bo City, Southern Province, Saturday 28 November 2020 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has recognised the support from the UK’s Department for International Development, DfID, African Development Bank, AfDB, and other development partners for committing to the country’s energy expansion project. “Last year, I urged partners to…

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Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Launches Bo-Kenema Network Rehabilitation and Expansion Project, Emphasises Energy Supply to National Development

Kenema City, Eastern Province, Friday 27 November 2020 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has launched the Bo-Kenema Network Rehabilitation and Expansion Project in Kenema while emphasising the importance of energy supply to national development. He thanked donors and partners like the British Department for International Development, African…

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Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Unveils Plans to Manage Marine Resources, Blames IUU on Corrupt Regimes

Freetown, Tuesday 24 November 2020 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has unveiled plans to tackle Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing while expanding on the sector that is currently contributing 10-12 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP. Before he launched a set of equipment for…

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Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Launches Skills Development Fund, Targeting 1,660 Beneficiaries in Two Districts

Segbwema, Kailahun District, Eastern Province, Monday 23 November, 2020 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has presented a cheque of over Le 9 billion to the Skills Development Fund to initially benefit over 1,660 citizens in the Kenema and Kailahun Districts, east of the country. Paramount Chief of…

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Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Turns Sod for the Construction of Bus Station in Kailahun

Kailahun Town, Eastern Province, Saturday 21 November 2020 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has turned the sod for the construction of a bus station in Kailahun Town, eastern Sierra Leone. Welcoming people to the occasion, Paramount Chief of Luawa Chiefdom, Sama Kailondo Banya, said that they were…

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Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Commissions First Fire Station in Kailahun District, Emphasises the Growing Concerns of Fire Hazards

Kailahun Town, Eastern Province, Saturday 21 November 2020 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has commissioned the very first fire station in the township of Kailahun since the National Fire Service Act of 1980 that set forth provisions relating to the hiring and employment of firemen in Sierra…

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President Julius Maada Bio Visits Gbalahun, Stresses on Need for Parents to Send their Children to School

Gbalahun Court Barry, Kailahun District, Friday 20 November 2020 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has commissioned a new Court Barry in Gbalahun, during his working visit to Kailahun District, east of the country, where he also encouraged parents to send their children to school. Town Chief, Moiwo…

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Paramount Chiefs in Kailahun Welcome President Julius Maada Bio, Praise Developments in their Locality

Kailahun, Eastern Province, Thursday 19 November 2020 –  Paramount Chief Mohamed Kailondo Banya and local authorities of Luawa Chiefdom have welcomed His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio to the district headquarter town of Kailahun and expressed thanks and appreciation for recent developments in that part of the country. He…

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