Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Reminds ECOWAS of the Need for Peace in Mali
Freetown, Sierra Leone, Monday 27 July 2020 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has reminded the ECOWAS Commission via a video conference on Monday that there is an urgent need for a peaceful settlement to the political crisis in Mali, while extending his deepest gratitude for its mediation…
Read MoreSierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Launches Sexual Offences Model Court, Praises Hands off Our Girls Campaign
Freetown, Sierra Leone, Friday 24 July 2020 – His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio has launched the country’s first-ever Sexual Offences Model Court, SOMC, in Sierra Leone while saluting the great courage of survivors of Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV). “Be assured that there are Sierra Leoneans and friends of…
Read MoreSpecial Delegation on Makeni Incident Presents Findings to Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio at State House
State House, Freetown, Friday 24 July 2020 – A high-level delegation on a fact-finding mission following last week’s violence in the northern city of Makeni, has met at State House to present their findings to His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio. Vice President Dr Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh recalled that…
Read MoreSierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Encourages Support from Parents and Communities to End Rape in Sierra Leone
State House, Freetown, Tuesday 14 July 2020 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has encouraged parents and the community to support government’s efforts in tackling rape, early marriage and all forms of violence against women and girls in the country. Speaking during a high-level stakeholders’ meeting at State…
Read MoreSierra Leone’s National Electoral Commission Presents 2019 Annual Report to President Bio
State House, Freetown, Monday 13 July 2020 – The National Electoral Commission, NEC, has today presented its 2019 Annual Report to His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio at State House in line with Section 33 (12) of the 1991 Constitution of Sierra Leone. Acting Chief Electoral Commissioner, Edmond Sylvester…
Read MoreSierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Unveils Support to Civil Society, Local Authorities
UNIMAK, Makeni, Northern Province Friday 10 July 2020 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has launched the ‘Support to Civil Society and Local Authorities for Local Development’ Project in Makeni to support local development in agriculture, infrastructure, energy, health, education, gender and social protection. The five-year European Union…
Read MoreBroadcast Statement by His Excellency, Dr Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone on the Easing Of Restrictions on Houses of Worship and Other Measures, Freetown – 9 July 2020
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio unveils One-Stop Centres, says among Early Adopters of the Concept in Africa
State House, Freetown, Thursday 9 July 2020 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has told a virtual meeting of the diplomatic community and United Nations leadership in Sierra Leone that the one-stop centres initiative to address Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV) cases in referral hospitals is innovative. “I…
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