State House, Freetown, Thursday 4 February 2021 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio today received the 2019-2020 annual report from Ombudsman Leon Jenkins-Johnston Esq and assured of his support to the institution’s independence and operations. “My Government has supported the legal rights to government information, repealed obnoxious laws…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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