The Parliament of Sierra Leone on Thursday, 8th February 2024 debated and approved with anonymity, the Twelfth Report of The Committee on Appointments and The Public Service, Chaired By the Leader of Government Business, Hon. Mathew Sahr Nyuma. The following Presidential nominees were approved by Parliament: 1. Dr. Francess Fornah, Member Board of Trustees, Students Loan Scheme Fund 2. Mr. …

On the invitation of President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China, President Dr. Julius Maada Bio is to embark on a three-day state visit to China between 28th February and 2nd March 2024, according to senior diplomatic officials in Freetown. The visit aims to strengthen bilateral diplomatic relations between the two countries. According to diplomatic sources, President Xi …

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has received Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield in her capacity as Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations as well as the representative in the United Nations Security Council, UNSC. Director General in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Madam Victoria M. Sulimani, opened the discussions by stating the …

Honourable Members Please allow me to start by acknowledging the fact that this sitting today is the very first day in 2024 that I am presiding over this august assembly of Parliament. I therefore consider it opportune to start by extending to each and everyone of you a blessed New Year and sincere best wishes for your good health and …

His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio, accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Timothy Kabba, the Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament Hon. Sidie M. Tunis, Chief Immigration Officer, Hon. Alusine Kanneh and a member of parliament, have attended the inaugural ceremony of the President of the Republic of Liberia, Ambassador Joseph Nyuma Boakai at the Capitol …

The ECOWAS Commission in Abuja, Nigeria, has commended President Dr. Julius Maada Bio for granting permission to the former President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, to travel out of the Sierra Leone on medical and health grounds. A communiqué issued by the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja on 20th January, 2024 states, “ECOWAS commends the humanitarian gesture that stands to serve the …

𝟏𝟖𝐓𝐇 𝐎𝐅 𝐉𝐀𝐍𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐘, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 MY FELLOW SIERRA LEONEANS, During my New Year’s Message, I shared my firm sense of hope and optimism for our nation’s progress. My hope and optimism haven’t waned but instead reinforced by the decisive wins we have witnessed in the first two weeks of 2024. From our assumption of the IJN Security Council seat to the …

Lawyers for Former President Ernest Bai Koroma have formally applied to the court to allow their client to travel to the Federal Republic of Nigeria on medical grounds. The court is now examining the veracity of the claim made by lawyers for the Former President. West African diplomats based in Freetown have disclosed that, in principle, the Sierra Leone government …

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray arrived in Freetown yesterday, for talks with the Sierra Leonean government. Diplomatic sources confirmed that, the ECOWAS President is in Freetown to facilitate the temporal relocation of former President Ernest Bai Koroma to Nigeria. Some senior West African diplomats confirmed that, in December last year, the Sierra Leone government agreed …

On behalf of the President of Guinea Mamadi Doumbouya, Prime Minister @Bernard_Goumou recently led a high level delegation to Sierra Leone to thank @PresidentBio and commend the 15 Sierra Leoneans including myself who travelled to Guinea to provide support following the fire incident. I was awarded the Grand Officier de L’ordre National du Kolatier de la République de Guinée for …