𝐁𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐛𝐨. I was as concerned and agitated as many others in the APC about the way and manner the 2023 election was conducted as well as the outcome. I wished that the election could be done again, and I eagerly wanted my candidate Samura Kamara to be president. But as time progressed and I had deeper reflections …

𝐁𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭. I have just glanced through the final observation report that the European Union has issued, and indeed it makes an interesting reading. Here are my quick highlights: The June 2023 multi-tier elections were generally calm and peaceful. This lends credence to Sierra Leone as 3rd most peaceful country in Africa and 47th in the world. …

After our nation’s successful multi-tier elections on June 24, we stand resolved to strengthen our democratic foundations. Recognising the significance of deepening our democracy, I have instituted a National Electoral Systems Review Committee to address historical challenges in our electoral process. Since our first multi-tier General Elections were conducted after the civil war ended in 2002, the first General Elections …

The Minister of Youth Affairs, Mohamed Orman Bangura delivered a resounding endorsement of President Julius Maada Bio’s national policies aimed at empowering the youth. Addressing his colleagues in a Ministerial Round Table discussion at Marlborough House, the head office of the Commonwealth, Mr Bangura described President Bio’s approach to youth empowerment as “radical, revolutionary, and reformative.” He passionately discussed the …

Outgoing Sierra Leone Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, Ernest Mbaimba Ndomahina who has now been re-assigned by President Julius Maada Bio as Commissioner of National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA) has bid farewell to the Director General in charge of Africa Affairs at the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in Beijing. Welcoming Ambassador Ndomahina to …

His Excellency Dr. Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, has arrived safely in New York for the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The High-Level segment of the 78th UNGA will take place from the 18th- 26th, September 2023, at a time of unprecedented setbacks in global cooperation and solidarity. The Earth is …

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Timothy Musa Kabba and his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita met in Morocco yesterday to commence the implementation of thirteen agreements signed for Agriculture, Energy, Education, and Health. It was also revealed that Morocco will open an embassy in Freetown by the end of this month. A delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture …

The Office of the Prosecutor (“OTP”) of the International Criminal Court (“the ICC”) presents its compliments to the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the United Nations in New York. Reference is made to the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (“the UNGA”), to be held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, and, …

The new United States Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary designate to the Republic of Sierra Leone, Bryan D. Hunt, on Friday visited the Sierra Leone Embassy in the USA, where he held fruitful discussions with Embassy staff and reassured them of the US continues bilateral collaboration between both countries. ‘According to the US Department of States, Bryan Hunt is a career …

Outgoing Ambassador of the United States to Sierra Leone, David Dale Reimer, has called on opposition parties, especially the All People’s Congress (APC), to dialogue with the government of President Julius Maada Bio, when he answered to questions about the US position on the recently concluded elections in Sierra Leone on Radio Democracy 98.1. “We’ve also called on dialogue between …