By Mariama Bundu President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has called for stronger trade and border cooperation within the ECOWAS region while addressing the 32nd Conference of Directors General of Customs of the World Customs Organization (WCO) for the West and Central Africa Region in Freetown. Speaking at the Freetown International Conference Centre, President Bio emphasized…
President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has officially relaunched Sierratel as a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) through a strategic partnership with Africell, marking the return of the state-owned telecom company to Sierra Leone’s communications market. The relaunch took place on Tuesday 5 May 2026 at the Miatta Conference Centre in Freetown and is aimed at…
By Mohamed Lamin Banya President Julius Maada Bio has called for unity, discipline, and early preparations for the 2028 general elections as the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) marked its 75th anniversary. The celebration, held on Tuesday, 28 April 2026, at the Bintumani Conference Centre in Freetown, brought together party members, government officials, and supporters…
By Mariama Bundu President Julius Maada Bio has launched a nationwide early childhood education initiative aimed at expanding access to quality learning for young children across Sierra Leone. The programme, known as the Salone Pekin fo Play en Lan Outcome Fund Programme, seeks to strengthen early childhood development and improve learning outcomes for children aged…
Minister of Transport & Aviation, Fanday Turay By Mohamed Lamin Banya The Parliament of Sierra Leone on Tuesday, 21 April 2026, ratified the Amendment to Article 10(4) of the Constitution of the African Civil Aviation Commission. The amendment was originally adopted during the 28th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly held on 31 January…
By Ishmael Bayoh, Information Attaché, Sierra Leone Embassy, Dakar, Senegal His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has told Africa’s youth that the continent’s leaders owe them institutions that work, economies that include them, and a continent that refuses to waste them—not just speeches. President Bio, who is also the Chairperson of the Authority of…
President Dr. Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone has joined President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr. of Liberia to officially launch the upgrading of a 255-kilometre road network under a Design, Build, Operate, and Transfer (DBOT) concession, in a major push to strengthen regional integration and economic cooperation in West Africa. The project covers two major…
By Mariama Bundu President Dr. Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone has called for a decisive shift in Africa’s peace and security strategy, urging leaders to prioritize prevention over intervention as the most sustainable pathway to stability across the continent. Delivering his address at the 10th Edition of the Dakar International Forum on Peace and…
Matilda Ekan Sonsiama, Programme Officer, Accountability Now By Mohamed Kamara Civil society groups are calling for better accountability in electricity supply and government spending. Matilda Ekan Sonsiama, Programme Officer at Accountability Now Sierra Leone, urged the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA) to improve electricity services in Freetown. She discouraged postpaid meters and warned against…
By Mariama Bundu President Julius Maada Bio has called for urgent action to link energy access to economic growth, highlighting green industrialisation as key to stability and prosperity in developing countries. Speaking at a high-level roundtable in Vienna during the International Vienna Energy Forum, President Bio said energy should not only provide access but also…
