On Tuesday, 11th August, 2026 President Dr Julius Maada Bio announced a major cabinet reshuffle that saw the replacement of the Ministers of Finance and Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, two of the major offices of state. The Ministers of Finance and Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura and Alhaji Timothy Musa Kabba respectively, got redeployed to …

His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio welcomed His Excellency President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema of the Gabonese Republic to State House, where both leaders held high-level bilateral talks and agreed to deepen cooperation through a structured partnership in natural resources, agriculture, maritime security, trade and democratic governance. Receiving President Oligui Nguema and his delegation, President Bio described the visit …

Vice President Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh welcomed Gabon President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema and First Lady Zita Oligui Nguema at Lungi International Airport on their arrival for an official visit aimed at strengthening ties between the two countries. Vice President received the visiting delegation on behalf of President Julius Maada Bio and conveyed Sierra Leone’s warm welcome as the Gabonese leader …

After completing his landmark one-year term as Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio on Sunday, 19th July, 2026 passed the mantle of leadership to his younger brother, His Excellency Bassirou Diomaya Faye, President of the Republic of Senegal. This is the first time in the 51-year-old history of the …

𝐁𝐲 𝐋. 𝐆𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞 The Sierra Leone Bar Association (SLBA) has at no point since the 1970s been free from serious criticism and strictures. The 2004 report of the Truth and Reconciliation noted that members of the bar, in colluding with various governments since Siaka Stevens’ depraved one-party state, “contributed a great deal towards the massive abuse of human rights that …

His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio on Friday, 8th May, 2026 turned the sod for the construction of the Eastern Regional Headquarters of the Sierra Leone People’s Party in Kenema City, dedicating the project to the party’s grassroots supporters across the region. The ceremony attracted supporters and members of the SLPP, many of whom made financial pledges and donations …

As a guest at the recently concluded First Lady’s meet the people meeting in London, Hon Robin Faley eloquently appealed to the mammoth audience that the strength of any productive political party lies in the solidarity of the membership and the inclusive environment within the party. Hon Robin Faley, who is now classed as one of the new peace ambassadors …

𝐁𝐲 𝐀𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐦 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐮 The engine that lubricates or the oxygen that keeps any political party alive is when it demonstrates that “there is reward for loyalty and the risk that political activism carries.” There has to be a defensive system that protects the veterans of the party. Seniority in a political party is not merely about age but the …

𝐁𝐲 𝐀𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐲 The Honourable Vice President, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, last Friday, joined worshippers at the National Stadium practice field in Freetown for Eid ul-Fitr prayers, marking the end of Ramadan. His presence among citizens during this solemn occasion reflected shared devotion and collective reverence. Following prayers, Dr. Juldeh Jalloh commended imams for leading what he described as a …

The main opposition party, the All People’s Congress party (APC), have minced no qualm to inform the Government of the Sierra Leone People’s Party [SLPP] under His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio that their time of reckoning with the government is up. Before this threat, the APC party had earlier put forward certain demands with an ultimatum to His Excellency …