State House, Freetown, Friday 6 September 2019 – President Xi Jinping’s Special Representative, Yang Jiechi, has met with His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio to assure of his country’s commitment to further deepening and strengthening bilateral relations with the New Direction Government. Mr. Yang, who is visiting Kenya, Nigeria…

State House, Freetown, 5 September 2019 – The Anti-Corruption Commission, ACC, has met at State House to present its 2018 Annual Report to His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio in accordance with Section 19(1) of the ACC Act of 2008. Commissioner of the ACC, Lawyer Francis Ben Kaifala, said…

State House, Freetown, Wednesday 4 September 2019 – Executive Members of the Sierra Leone Labour Congress, SLLC, have called on His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio to present him with an award and appreciate the achievements of his New Direction Government. Making his presentation at State House, President of…

State House, Freetown, Tuesday 3 September 2019 – Members of the Sierra Leone Teachers Union, SLTU, have met with His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio at State House to discuss their role in the successful rollout of the Free Quality Education programme. Presenting the visiting team, Minister of Basic…

Yokohama, Japan, Friday 30 August 2019 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has praised the Japanese trading company, ITOCHU Corporation, for its investment in developing the largest pineapple producing and processing facility in Sierra Leone. Speaking at a side event on the margins of TICAD7, President Bio said…

Yokohama, Japan, Thursday 28 August 2019 – Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzō Abe, has commended His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone for his efforts at nation-building, unifying the state to be politically stable and viable in the long run. During a bilateral meeting on the margins…

Yokohama, Japan, Wednesday 28 August 2019 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has called for the right investment to prepare Africa for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) at the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7). The 4IR is the current and developing environment in which disruptive…

Yokohama, Japan, Wednesday 28 August 2019 – Executive Senior Vice President of Japan International Cooperation Agency, JICA, Koshikawa Kazuhiko, has pledged support to the Government of Sierra Leone during a meeting on the margins of the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development, TICAD7. Welcoming His Excellency President Dr Julius…

Yokohama, Japan, Tuesday 27 August 2019 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio and Her Excellency Madam Fatima Bio have arrived in Yokohama, south of the Japanese capital, Tokyo, ahead of the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7) scheduled for the 28 – 30 August. The President…

Freetown, Sierra Leone, Sunday 25 August 2019 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio will attend the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7) in Yokohama, Japan, following an invitation from Prime Minister Shinzō Abe. This year’s TICAD7 Summit has been scheduled for 28 – 30 August and…