This morning (yesterday), I received the newly appointed World Bank Country Director for Sierra Leone, Ghana and Liberia, Mr Robert Taliercio O’Brien, at the State Lodge in Freetown. We discussed my Government’s efforts towards improving the macroeconomic fundamentals of the country and our concerted efforts towards alleviating poverty, in line with United Nations SDG Goal 1, which seeks to eradicate …

𝐁𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐁. 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐲. The Minister of State in the Office of the Vice President, Madam Manty Tarawalli has been nominated for the 2024 Women Changing The World Awards under the category Global Impact. The Women Changing the World Awards is organized by Sarah – Duchess of York, Dr. Tererai Trent, Peace Mitchell, and Katy Garner. They seek to recognize …

The two leading political parties in the country, the governing Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) and the main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) will sooner rather than later, elect their Presidential candidates for crucial general elections in 2028. In the All People’s Congress (APC), there are six front runners for the post of flag bearer. The six front runners are …

𝐁𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐚. Ahmad Tejan Kabbah was the first Northerner to lead the SLPP to general elections victory in 1996. Kabbah’s father was a Mandingo from Kambia district and his mother hailed from Morbai, in the Kailahun district, Eastern Province. Kabbah’s running mate in 1996 was Dr. Albert Joe Demby from the Southern Region. Dr. Demby served as Vice President …

Understanding the challenges of his people, creating timely and appropriate solutions brought him into politics and close working relationship with leaders locally and internationally. His friendship with Brigadier Julius Maada Bio goes back to when he was Chairman of the NPRC. As a youth, being instrumental in the SLPP victory brought him closer to President Kabbah. During the struggle in …

One good thing that President Julius Maada Bio did for the SLPP is to fight with ferocity and force to bring the party back to power in 2018. In 1996, as military head of state, Brig. Julius Maada Bio presided over the return to civilian rule after multi-party elections were held across the country. After the Chairman of INEC (Interim …

His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has departed from Freetown for Nigeria en route to Dubai and China to attend the 2024 Africa-China Summit. President Bio and his delegation arrived in Abuja, Nigeria on Saturday 24th February to attend the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Extraordinary Summit. The …

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has received Dr George Agyekum Donkor, President of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development, EBID, who prefaced his meeting with a condolence message to the Bio and Jalloh families for the death of the late Mrs. Agnes Deen-Jalloh, the President’s elder sister. Chief Minister David Moinina Sengeh, introduced the team, stating the …

The Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Rt. Hon. Dr. Sidie Mohamed Tunis has concluded a crucial diplomatic endeavor aimed at addressing the current political stalemate in Senegal. The mission, conducted on the 12th and 13th of February 2024, sought to assess the challenges surrounding the postponement of the Presidential elections and provide recommendations to safeguard peace, stability, and democratic processes …

𝐁𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐚. In May 2002, Ahmad Tejan Kabbah of the SLPP was re-elected President for another five-year term, after defeating the APC Presidential candidate Ernest Bai Koroma in a first ballot. Kabbah received 70% of the valid votes cast. His party won 83 seats in Parliament out of the 112 seats contested for in the Parliamentary election. During his …