NEW YORK, United States of America, April 6, 2018/ — The Secretary-General takes note of the announcement by the National Electoral Commission on 4 April of the final results of the presidential run-off election in Sierra Leone. He congratulates Mr. Julius Maada Bio on his election as the next President of the Republic of Sierra Leone and all the candidates …

Harriett Baldwin, Minister for Africa, gave a statement following the swearing-in of new Sierra Leonean President Bio LONDON, United Kingdom, April 6, 2018/ — The Minister for Africa, Harriett Baldwin said: “On behalf of Her Majesty’s Government, I would like to congratulate President Julius Maada Bio and Vice President Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh of the Republic of Sierra Leone on their electoral …

PRETORIA, South Africa, April 6, 2018/ — President Ramaphosa congratulates Mr Julius Maada Bio on his election to the position of President of Sierra Leone: President Cyril Ramaphosa has today, on behalf of the Government and the people of the Republic of South Africa congratulated Mr Julius Maada Bio on his election as President of the Republic of Sierra Leone. President …

BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 12, 2018/ — Following the EU Election Observation Mission to the elections in Sierra Leone, on 7 March 2018, Ms Neena Gill CBE, Head of the European Parliament election observation delegation, stated: “As Chair of the European Parliament’s delegation, I have the honour of speaking on behalf of myself and my five fellow MEPs. We are members …

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, March 1, 2018/ — Joint Statement by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU), the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU) on Sierra Leone: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU), the United Nations (UN), and the European Union (EU) are following closely and with much …

Sierra Leone – Politicians urged to protect children during electoral period: United Nations’ Children’s Fund It has been reported that children are being used for various activities relating to the upcoming elections, which violate the rights and well-being of these children FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, March 6, 2018/ — Politicians and political parties engaging in Sierra Leone’s forthcoming elections should ensure …

Together with the Project Management and Contractor, the project total costs have also been reduced from the initial USD18 million allocation to only USD12.6 million for all project components FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, December 19, 2017/ — The Government of Sierra Leone represented by the Ministry of Energy (www.Energy.gov.sl) is pleased to announce that Sierra Leone has undergone a number of …

he overall aim is to strengthen information flows and accountability around the health sector FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, January 19, 2018/ — Around 150 journalists in Sierra Leone are taking part in a new initiative to strengthen coverage of health issues in the local and national media, with the official launch of the Health Accountability Network of Journalists (HANoJ). The journalists, …

The cash transfer will help all registered affected households to rebuild their lives and support their surviving families including women and children FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, September 18, 2017/APO/ — As Sierra Leone recovers from the recent deadly floods and mudslide in Freetown that killed over 500 people with many more still unaccounted for, 1,908 affected households will be directly supported with …

The current account deficit is expected to widen to 21.5 percent of GDP WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, October 2, 2017/APO/ — Mission and authorities reached a common understanding of the challenges and risks associated with macroeconomic performance for the rest of 2017 and have made some progress in discussions on how to address those. Discussions aimed at completing …