The Feed Salone initiative, launched by Sierra Leone’s president, Julius Maada Bio, in 2023, stands as a cornerstone of his government’s strategy to achieve food sovereignty and economic resilience. The government describes it as a flagship program that aims to transform Sierra Leone’s agricultural sector by reducing reliance on food imports as it boosts local…
Freetown, Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown, Sierra Leone Sierra Leone stands on the cusp of an economic revival, with the World Bank projecting a robust 4.4% GDP growth for 2025, up from 4.0% in 2024, driven by vibrant services, resilient agriculture, and a resurgent mining sector. Announced in the Bank’s latest regional outlook, the forecast offers…
Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, is undergoing a transformative push with the Freetown City Council’s (FCC) Central Business District (CBD) Regeneration and Beautification Project, announced on July 29, as a major driver of economic and urban renewal. Reported by the Sierra Leone Telegraph, the initiative aims to restore order, improve sanitation, and enhance the aesthetic appeal…
Sierra Leone carries scars that have not faded, first civil war, then Ebola’s devastation. In spite of this, the president, Julius Maada Bio decided to gamble big. He saw the nation’s future not in diamond mines or iron ore deposits, but in classrooms full of children learning. Since taking office in 2018, Bio’s government has…
President Maada Bio (L) in a handshake with Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley, on a trip to Bridgetown, Barbados. The President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Dr. Julius Maada Bio, recently delivered a speech at the Oxford University Africa Society’s annual conference in which he advocated that the narrative of Africa’s social condition…
London, May 25, 2025 At this year’s edition of the Oxford Africa Conference, Sierra Leone’s president, Julius Maada Bio, amplified his continued call on Africans to take ownership of Africa’s story. His words will clearly resonate across the continent, as debates continue over the need for the continent to redefine its role in the global…
Dr. Fatima Maada Bio the wife of President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone is widely regarded as one of Africa’s most outspoken first ladies because of her highly vocal stance in support of the interests and demands of underprivileged members of society. Very early in the tenure of office of her husband she indicated…
Freetown, Sierra Leone May 21, 2025 Sierra Leonean president, Julius Maada Bio, recently commissioned work to commence on the CTC mining port, a major infrastructure aimed at enhancing the country’s mining sector and driving economic growth through increased export revenues. The port is designed to enhance Sierra Leone’s bauxite export capacity. It will have a…
Sierra Leone’s president, Julius Maada Bio (L) in talks with Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (R) at the ADF Photo credit: State House, Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone’s president, Julius Maada Bio’s recent diplomatic mission to the Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF) in Türkiye, where he engaged in high-stakes discussions with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is a major…
Sierra Leone’s First Lady, Fatima Maada Bio, is recognised for her advocacy on social issues in her country and across Africa Sierra Leone’s First Lady, Fatima Maada Bio, joined workers demanding improved working conditions and better services in the Koidu Limited Mining Company in Kono town during a peaceful protest on March 4. The protesters’ key demands…
