The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Professor David Francis has during the 39th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union Commission (AUC) robustly defended the present high level interest of His Excellency the President Dr Julius Maada Bio in particular and Sierra Leone in general. This high level interest involves a bid by Sierra Leone …

By Rachel Horner.                                                                                                The newly elected Chairperson of the Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) Washington DC Metro Chapter is poised to uplift the chapter to a higher height. During the inauguration of her executive, Fatmata Dausy Wurie spoke about the existence of the chapter since democracy was ushered back in Sierra Leone by President Julius Maada Bio in 1996. “Our …

By Haja Adama Kamara. Former Liberian President, Madam Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf recently paid a courtesy call on the Ahmad Tejan-Kabbah Foundation at Albert Street in Freetown. During her snap visit, she underscored the importance of peace, cohesion, justice and human rights issues as the principles of good governance. Since her retirement as President, Madam Johnson-Sirleaf has been engaged in advocating for …

By Dr. Sama Banya. Sorie Fofana or Manjoroka as I still address him fondly, the Publisher of the mass circulation Global Times newspaper has been my personal friend and editor-in-chief of my former “Puawui” column. Sorie is known for his short but sharp comments in the Global Times newspaper. He is not known to waste words. Sorie has called attention …

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio returned home on Saturday after a successful UNGA and several successful bilateral meetings with world leaders, senior United States officials and donor partners. The President has returned home to personally tackle domestic issues like the rising cost of living.

The “Friends of Hands Off Our Girls Project” in support of the flagship campaign program of the First Lady of Sierra Leone, Madam Fatima Maada Bio has raised an impressive USD$120,000 at an event held at the Wyndham Hotel in College Park, United States of America. The fundraiser was organized by a committee of Sierra Leone diaspora members with American …

The High Commission of Sierra Leone in Nigeria, in collaboration with the ECOWAS Commission on Saturday 26th, September, 2021 organized a send-off ceremony in honor of the outgoing High Commissioner of Sierra Leone to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Solomon Momoh Christopher Gembeh Sr. at the High Commission, located on Plot 308 Diplomatic Drive in Abuja. The ceremony attracted …

His Excellency Rtd. Brig. Julius Maada Bio and the First Lady, Madam Fatima Maada Bio honored a closed door meeting invitation of the Executive Director of UNAIDS on Thursday 23rd September 2021, at one of the United Nations General Assembly meeting rooms in New York City, U.S.A. The Executive Director of UNAIDS, Madam Winnie Byanyima expressed her delight in meeting …

The Deputy Director Chief in the Office of International Military Cooperation (OIMC) in Beijing, Major General Song Yanchao, has, on behalf of the Chinese Government and the Ministry of National Defense of the People’s Republic of China, officially received the newly posted Military Defense Attaché to the Sierra Leone Embassy in Beijing, Lieutenant Colonel Bai Mandumoi Coomber. Officially welcoming the …

Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies, Disfinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, 1. I congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming the responsibility of steering the work of the 76th Session of the General Assembly. I assure you of Sierra Leone’s fullest support during your tenure. 2. I also conunend your predecessor, His Excellency, Mr. Volkan Bozklr of the Republic of Turkey, for the …