Academic Staff Associations of Public Universities Meet Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio, Agree to Return to Work

State House, Freetown, Tuesday 2 February 2021 – Academic Staff Associations of Universities and Polytechnics have agreed to call off their strike actions and promised His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio that they will resume classes on Wednesday 3 February 2021. According to the agreement between the government and…
Read MoreAfrican Development Bank Country Manager Bids Farewell to Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio, Assures of their Continued Support to the Country

State House, Freetown, Friday 29 January 2021 – Country Manager for the African Development Bank Group, Dr Peninah Wanjira Kariuka, has called on President Dr Julius Maada Bio at State House to bid farewell after three years of dedicated service in the West African nation. Sierra Leone’s Deputy Minister I…
Read MoreTribute by HE Dr Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, to Former President of Ghana, Flt Lt (Rtd) Jerry John Rawlings (1947-2020) – 28 January 2021
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Attends State Funeral of Former President Jerry John Rawlings of Ghana

Accra, Ghana, Wednesday 27 January 2021 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has attended the state funeral of the late Flt Lt Jerry J. Rawlings, the first President of the Fourth Republic of Ghana who passed away on 12 November 2020, aged 73. In his tribute to the…
Read MoreOpening Remarks by His Excellency, Dr Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone at the High-Level Secretary-General’s Conference for the Replenishment of the Peacebuilding Fund – 26 January 2021
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Mobilises Support for Peacebuilding Funds, Commits $1 Million to the Conflict Prevention, Peacebuilding Fundraiser

UN PBF Conference, Presidential Lodge, Freetown, Tuesday 26 January 2021 – Sierra Leone’s President Dr Julius Maada Bio has called on UN member states to mobilise support for the Peacebuilding Funds, PBF, and pledged $1 million with an annual commitment of $200,000 over the five-year period of the fundraiser. The…
Read MoreChairperson of AUC Pays Courtesy Call on Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio, Calls for Commitment to Increased Multilateral Engagements Against COVID-19

State House, Freetown, Monday 25 January 2021 – Chairperson of the African Union Commission, AUC, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has paid a courtesy call on His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio and commended his leadership to foster development in Sierra Leone. The AUC Chief also thanked President Bio for the…
Read MoreSierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Calls on ECOWAS to Look into Border Issues Between Guinea and Sierra Leone

Videoconference, ECOWAS, Saturday 23 January 2021 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has addressed the 58th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, raising the two issues of Yenga and the recent closure of the border by Conakry. “Sierra Leone observes with deep…
Read MoreSierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Launches the Sierra Leone Health Village, Turns Sod for the Construction of Ultra-Modern General Hospital at Kerry Town

Kerry Town, Western Rural District, Friday 22 January 2021 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has launched the Sierra Leone health village and turned the sod for the construction of an ultra-modern general hospital at Kerry Town, Western Rural District. “I am informed that per the MOU, EASI…
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