I would like congratulate all our African friends on May 25th Africa Day wholeheartedly. We remember with appreciation the African countries coming together under the roof of the African Union (AU) on May 25th, 1963, predicating on independence and freedom, and displaying a common consciousness based on solidarity and unity. The success story reached in the following decades in this …

The Presidential Address delivered by His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio on the occasion of the State Opening of the Fourth Session of the Fifth Parliament of the Second Republic in the Chamber of Parliament on Tuesday, 18th May 2021 has been described by many Serra Leoneans as uplifting. In the Address, President Dr. Julius Maada Bio called on …

By Mohamed Fofanah. The Government of Sierra Leone, through the Ministries of Fisheries, the Environment, and Lands along with Journalists and UNDP on Tuesday visited the Black Johnson Beach to ascertain the actual location of what falls within the land for the establishment of an industrial shipping harbour and not a “fish meal” as claimed by the UK Guardian Newspaper. …

Korovy Val Moscow, Russia, Tuesday 18 May 2021 – During his one-day working visit to Moscow, Russian Federation, Sierra Leone’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Corporation Prof. David J. Francis together with his counterpart Sergey Lavrov, signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a ‘Visa-free Movement’ of holders of both Diplomatic and Service passports to facilitate the movement of people …

Speaking at the State Opening of the Fourth Session of the Fifth Parliament yesterday, President Dr. Julius Maada Bio emphasized that his government had completed the pre-feasibility study of the 7km long Lungi Bridge and the cable- stayed design concept has been reviewed to reduce the cost of the bridge to US$1.2 Billion. The developer to finance the bridge construction …

STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT DR. JULIUS MAADA BIO G.C.R.S.L President of The Republic and Commander-In-Chief of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces On the Occasion of the State Opening of the Fourth Session of the Fifth Parliament of the Second Republic of Sierra Leone In the Chamber of Parliament Building Tower Hill, Freetown On Tuesday, 18th May …

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Corporation, Prof. David Francis has held his first Virtual meeting with Sierra Leone Ambassadors and High Commissioners abroad at the Minister”s Conference Room, Tower Hill in Freetown. The purpose of the meeting was to present the new political leadership of the Ministry as well as the country’s new Foreign Policy shift from Economic …

The Minister of Energy, Alhaji Kanja Sesay has over the weekend won the Southern Regional Chairmanship of the ruling SLPP in what was deemed a one-horse-race at the party’s regional office in Bo. Alhaji Kanja Sesay polled 190 votes to defeat his only challenger, Sheku Mannah who polled 50 votes. His victory was widely expected as weeks before the election, …

State House, Freetown, Monday 10 May 2021 His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has taken part in and completed a symbolic national civil registration confirmation process which started on 6 May 2021 by the National Civil Registration Authority, NCRA. Director General of the Authority, Mohammed Massaquoi, said that the exercise was to verify the information they had about individuals …

On Friday 7th May 2021, President Dr. Julius Maada Bio had a 35 minutes conversation with his counterpart, His Excellency, President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China in commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relationship between Sierra Leone and China. President Bio congratulated President Xi Jinping and the People of China on the …