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 …

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 …