Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Concludes Official Visit to Gabon, Visits Special Economic Zones to Engage Major Exporters

Libreville, Gabon, Wednesday 9 December 2020 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has concluded his 3-day official visit to the Gabonese Republic where he met and had bilateral meetings with His Excellency Ali Bongo Ondimba and other senior government officials in the capital, Libreville. The President also visited…

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Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Launches Le3.5 Billion Skills Development Fund for MMCET, Transforms the College into a Technical University

Milton Margai Goderich Campus, Freetown, Sunday 6 December 2020 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has launched a Le3.5 billion Skills Development Fund to improve infrastructural improvements at the Milton Margai College of Education and Technology, MMCET, and pronounced it a full Technical University. The college, first named…

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Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Launches Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Policy, Says Happy Women Make a Happy Nation

New Brookfields Hotel, Freetown, Thursday 3 December 2020 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has launched the country’s first Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Policy 2020, saying that Sierra Leone will be happy if women, who form a major of its population, are happy. “We are here this…

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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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