Belgium Market, Freetown, Friday 27 August 2021 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has presented a cheque of Le10 million to each of the 88 fire victims, tollaling Le880 million, and provided other support to three households affected by the disaster of 5 March 2021 that gutted the…

State House, Freetown, Wednesday 25 August 2021 – Justice Miatta Maria Samba has assured of quality representation when she called at State House to take leave of His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio, to start her job as a judge of the International Criminal Court, ICC, in The Hague,…

State House, Freetown, Wednesday 25 August 2021 – The World Bank Country Director for Sierra Leone, Ghana and Liberia, Pierre Frank Laporte, has paid a courtesy call on His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio and pledged the Bank’s support for the country’s Health Insurance Scheme.  In July last year,…

State House, Freetown, Tuesday 24 August 2021 – The Permanent Representative recently appointed and approved by parliament to serve Sierra Leone at the United Nations, with accreditations to Mexico, Uruguay, Argentina, Venezuela and Cuba, Col. (Rtd) Alhaji Fanday Turay Esq, has taken formal leave of His Excellency President Dr Julius…

Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday 17 August 2021 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio and First Lady Fatima Bio have been received at the Presidential Residence in Ankara by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and wife, Madam Emine Erdogan, during a private visit. Press Secretary, Yusuf Keketoma Sandi, said the…

London, United Kingdom, Tuesday 10 August 2021 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has departed London this morning for a private visit to the Republic of Turkey, where he is expected to spend two weeks and meet potential private sector investors with business interests in Sierra Leone.  The…

London, United Kingdom Thursday 29 July 2021 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio today addressed the Global Education Summit, the biggest of such events to encourage donors to raise $5 billion in the next 5 years, along with commitments from partner countries on domestic financing for education. The…

Freetown, Sierra Leone, Sunday 25 July 2021 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has departed Sierra Leone today for London, United Kingdom, to attend the Global Education Summit, Financing GPE 2021-2025, scheduled for 28 – 29 July. The President is attending the world’s biggest education conference on the…

Presidential Lodge, Freetown, Friday 23 July 2021 – A delegation from Statistics Sierra Leone has called on His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio to update him on the status of the 2021 Mid-Term Population and Housing Census, making Sierra Leone the first to do both digital cartography and census…

Teleconference, Freetown, Monday 19 July 2021 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio and Minister of Health and Sanitation, Dr Austin Demby, have concluded a teleconference with Dr Seth Berkley, CEO of Gavi the vaccine alliance, resulting in the agreement to deliver another consignment of vaccines very soon.  The…