State House, Freetown, Friday 3 November 2023 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has engaged female ministers and deputy ministers of government to hear their stories, as well as to give them his own input on various gender-sensitive leadership strategies. Minister of Gender and Children’s Affairs, Dr Isata…

State House, Freetown, Friday 3 November 2023 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has received Dr Isatou Touray, former Vice President of The Gambia and Envoy of the Uniting to Combat Tropical Diseases, accompanied by Minister of Health, Dr Austin Demby, to talk about neglected tropical diseases. Presenting…

Bintumani Conference Centre, Freetown, Wednesday 1 November 2023 – Sierra Leone’s Chief Minister, Dr David Moinina Sengeh, has officially launched the African Peer Review Mechanism’s, APRM, Targeted Review Report on Unconstitutional Changes of Government in Sierra Leone, saying that those changes hinder socio-economic development. The Chief Minister also launched the…

State House, Freetown, Thursday 26 October 2023 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has had a frank engagement with executive members of the Sierra Leone Labour Congress, SLLC, where they discussed several issues affecting consumers, workers and citizens. Secretary General, SLLC, Max K. Conteh, said they appreciated efforts…

State House, Freetown, Thursday 26 October 2023 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has engaged the chairman and commissioners of the Independent Media Commission, IMC, on post-repeal of Part Five of the Public Order Act of 1965, which criminalised free speech and stifled professional journalism in Sierra Leone.…

Freetown City Council, Freetown, Monday 23 October 2023 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has opened the country’s first National Dialogue aimed at “Developing a Just and Inclusive Energy Transition Plan for Sierra Leone in the Context of Climate Resilience and Sustainable Food Systems”. He assured the massive…

Brussels, Belgium, Saturday 21 October 2023 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has addressed the 9th Edition of the Rebranding Africa Forum, and highlighted Sierra Leone’s developments at the most prestigious pan-African economic forum in Brussels that brings together some of the top business owners and executives on…