Washington, DC, Tuesday, 12 March 2019 – The World Bank Group Interim President, Kristalina Georgieva, has disclosed to His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio that they have committed US$325 million to increase financial support to Sierra Leone. In that meeting, in Washington on Monday 11 March 2019, Madam Georgieva commended…
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Cambridge, Massachusetts, Friday 8 March 2019 – His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio has wooed academics and students at Harvard Law School during a forum on Sierra Leone organised by the Centre for African Studies at Harvard University. Delivering his keynote address, the President said that he had prioritised human…
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I thank you for those very kind words and I am especially grateful for the very warm reception my delegation and I have received at Harvard University. Deans, Faculty, Students, and Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen Allow me to begin this evening’s conversations about Sierra Leone with two rather hackneyed expressions:…
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Boston, Massachusetts, Wednesday 6 March 2019 – His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio has received a leadership award certificate from State Representative, Shawn Dooley, of the House of Representatives of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts in Boston, United States of America. Honouring President Bio, the State Representative said that he was…
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State House, Freetown, Thursday 28 February 2019 – The Press Secretary and Presidential Spokesman and the Presidential Adviser and Head of Strategic Communications at State House have engaged stakeholders as a follow up on President Julius Maada Bio’s declaration of emergency on rape and sexual penetration. Welcoming representatives from partner…
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Bintumani Conference Centre, Freetown, Thursday 28 February 2019 – His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio has shared the country’s comprehensive national development plan with partners, bilateral and multilateral agencies, highlighting national priorities and emphasising mutual accountability approaches that maximise impacts of growth interventions. “When I took over the mantle of…
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State House, Freetown, Wednesday 27 February 2019 – His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio has decorated Dr Jane Goodall with the award of the Order of the Rokel of the Republic of Sierra Leone at a ceremony held at State House. The honour, Sierra Leone’s highest and most prestigious decoration,…
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