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Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Mr. Jiwoh Emmanuel Abdulai, and his technical team are participating at the ongoing 77th Meeting of the Standing Committee on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland. The Standing Committee provides policy guidance to the Secretariat on the implementation of the Convention, oversees the management of the Secretariat’s budget, and coordinates the work of other committees and other working groups. At the Meeting, the government representatives and other International Organizations would discuss International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora from…

A Sierra Leonean born, Lieutenant Colonel Ibrahim S. Kabbah was recently promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army after serving in many roles as a Major for over 6 years. Lieutenant Colonel Kabbah began his military career in the United States Army when he first enlisted into the U.S. Army Reserves in February 1994 as a Combat Medical Specialist. Kabbah was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone. His mother is Hannah Turay and Father is Abubakarr Siddique Kabbah. Kabbah grew up with his grandparents, and his grand father, was OC Joseph Rahman Mansaray of the Sierra Leone Police. His grandmother whom…

President of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky President of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bioand President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky  discussed in a phone call Ukraine’s Peace Formula. “I had a phone conversation with Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio,” Zelensky said in a post on Telegram. He noted he is glad to resume contact between the states at the highest level following a 20-year pause. The President of Ukraine also congratulated Sierra Leone on its election to the UN Security Council for the years 2024-2025, noting that he anticipates that it will continue to support Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial…

To strengthen the health security and emergency capacity to implement the Emergency Preparedness and Response initiatives in Sierra Leone, the World Health Organization, in partnership with Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have kicked off a one week-long scooping mission in the country. The mission will work jointly with the Government of Sierra Leone to identify priority areas and engage with its partners in articulating a shared vision for strengthening health security and emergencies. This initiative follows a recommendation by African Health Ministers to adopt a new strategy to transform health security in the region during the seventy-second session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa in Lome in August…

The Electricitè De Guinea (EDG) on 30th October, 2023, played host to Sierra Leone’s delegation in its Conference Hall, Conakry, Capital of Guinea. The team, which constitutes representatives from the Ministry of Energy (MoE), Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA), Public Private Partnership (PPP) Unit and Law Officers Department (LOF), discussed and negotiated a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between the two countries, with the view of strengthening bilateral relations between Sierra Leone and Guinea on electricity production, power purchase, transmission and distribution. Welcoming the team from Sierra Leone, the Director General of EDG, Mr. Laye Sekou Camara, expressed gratitude to…

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has received Dr Isatou Touray, former Vice President of The Gambia and Envoy of the Uniting to Combat Tropical Diseases, accompanied by Minister of Health, Dr Austin Demby, to talk about neglected tropical diseases. Presenting the envoy to His Excellency, Dr Demby said that Madam Touray was representing a global consortium to combat neglected tropical diseases, common in low-income populations in developing regions like Africa. Dr Touray started by congratulating President Bio on his resounding election and expressed how proud she was of the commendable strides his government had continued to make. The…

Minister of Transport and Aviation, Fanday Turay, has discussed with Qatari Minister of Transport and Aviation, His Excellency Jassim bin Saif bin Ahmed Al Sulaiti, means to boost bilateral cooperation. Minister Fanday Turay is in Cairo to attend the fifth Smart Transport. Logistics, Infrastructure, and Traffic Fair and Forum for the Middle East and Africa Region (TransMEA 2023). The fair is held at Egypt International Exhibition Centre (EIEC) in New Cairo from 5 to 8 November and is organized jointly with Egypt’s Ministry of Transport, under the auspices of President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi. It was inaugurated by Egypt’s Prime Minister, Mostafa…

Under the Third Schedule of the Constitution of Sierra Leone (Act No. 6 of 1991), the Parliament of Sierra Leone has on Tuesday, 07/11/2023 subscribed to the Oath of Office for 52 Members of Parliament of the Opposition, All People” ‘s Congress (APC) Party. The Clerk of Parliament, Hon. Paran Umarr Tarawally successfully administered the Oath of Office to 52 opposition APC Members of Parliament, following the conduct of the June 24th 2023 General Elections. During subscribing and signing the Oath of Office for the Members of Parliament, the MPs said that, they would bear true faith and allegiance to the…

By El-Hajj KB Bangura Mayor’s Parlor, Freetown City, 7 November 2023_ In a significant display of collaboration and goodwill, Sheik Alhaji Mohamed “Omodu” Kamara alias Jagaban, a prominent figure in the main opposition All Peoples Congress Party, has paid a courtesy call on the mayor of Freetown City Council, Worship Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr. This meeting marked their first encounter since the mayor’s reappointment following the June 24 presidential, parliamentary, and municipal elections. The visit emphasized the importance of fostering strong relationships between leaders and working together for the betterment of Freetown. Both parties are optimistic that this meeting will pave the…

By Abubakarr Bah Sierra Leone’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Timothy Musa Kabba, has arrived in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to attend a Ministerial Conference, scheduled to take place in Riyadh on the 8th of November, 2023. The Ministerial Conference of Arab-African Foreign Ministers precedes the 5th Arab-African Summit of November 11, 2023, in Riyadh, which will be attended by Arab leaders and African Heads of State. Saudi Arabia is also hosting the first Saudi-Africa Summit on November 10, 2023. The fifth Arab-African Summit is being hosted in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the first time…