State House, Freetown, Monday, 16 January 2023 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has received the new Minister of Finance, Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura, after his oath-taking and brief swearing-in ceremony in fulfillment of the constitutional requirement for such public officials. “You are no stranger to the challenges…

State House, Freetown, Thursday 12 January 2023 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has received the newly appointed Sierra Leonean Amir of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at in Sierra Leone, Amir Musa Mewa Esq., emphasising that the country is proud of his blend of leadership. The President said, “as…

OAU Drive, Tower Hill, Freetown, Thursday 5 January 2023 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has officially commissioned the Sierra Leone Foreign Service Academy, saying it is another testament to the mutual cooperation, shared vision and ever-deepening relations with the Government of the People’s Republic of China. He…

State House, Freetown, Wednesday, 4 January 2023 – Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Sierra Leone, His Excellency Wang Qing, has presented his letter of credence to His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio and assured of a healthier and stronger bilateral relationship. “His Excellency, President Julius Maada…

Tihun, Southern Province, Monday 2 January 2023 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has called on the newly crowned Paramount Chief of Sogbini Chiefdom to lead by example for the social progress of his society, saying that society must never allow their authority to dwindle. He told the…

Tihun, Southern Province, Sunday 1 January 2023 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has called for peaceful elections and appreciated opposition leader National Grand Coalition, NGC, in Parliament, Hon. Dr Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella, for spending New Year’s Day with him in Tihun, his birthplace. It could be recalled…

Bonthe, Southern Province, Monday 26 December 2022 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio is spending this year’s Christmas break on Sherbro Island where he has revived the canoe race, which started in 1959 and stopped in 1964, a long-forgotten tradition of the historic Sherbro people of Bonthe District.…