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Sierra Leone Doesn’t Need Wealthy People, It Needs Leaders – APC Presidential Aspirant Abubakarr Kalokoh

Sierra Leone Doesn’t Need Wealthy People, It Needs Leaders – APC Presidential Aspirant Abubakarr Kalokoh

Abubakarr Kalokoh, a flagbearer aspirant for the All People’s Congress (APC), says he wants to lead because he feels it’s time to serve his country. Speaking during a recent interview on a local media program, he made it clear that his decision...

Sierra Leone’s Bio Succeeds Nigeria’s Tinubu as Chair of ECOWAS Authority

Sierra Leone’s Bio Succeeds Nigeria’s Tinubu as Chair of ECOWAS Authority

West African leaders at their 67th Ordinary Summit in Abuja on Saturday, 22 June 2025 chose Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio as the new rotational Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government for the next one year. He...

CNDRA Backs Joint Technical Commissions for Land & Maritime Borders Demarcation Between Cote d’ivoire, Guniea, Lberia and Sierra Leone

CNDRA Backs Joint Technical Commissions for Land & Maritime Borders Demarcation Between Cote d’ivoire, Guniea, Lberia and Sierra Leone

Monrovia, Liberia – The Center for National Documents and Records Agency (CNDRA) has officially endorsed the formation of joint technical commissions aimed at reaffirming land boundaries and demarcating maritime borders between Liberia, Côte...

Sierra Leone’s Bio Takes Helm of ECOWAS as Region Battles Chaos

Sierra Leonean President takes over from Tinubu as  ECOWAS Chairman

Sierra Leonean President takes over from Tinubu as  ECOWAS Chairman

128 By Myke Agunwa The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has elected President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone as the new chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. The 67th Ordinary Session ended with the...

Samura Kamara Vows to Continue Fight for Electoral Justice and Democracy in Sierra Leone

Samura Kamara Vows to Continue Fight for Electoral Justice and Democracy in Sierra Leone

Dr. Samura Kamara, former leader of Sierra Leone’s main opposition All People’s Congress (APC), has reaffirmed his commitment to pursuing electoral justice and restoring democracy in the country, nearly two years after the disputed June 2023...

Pygmy Hippo Immobilized For Exam

Pygmy Hippo Immobilized For Exam

Zoo Miami Associate Veterinarian Dr. Marisa Bezjian takes a radiograph of Aubergine with the assistance of Veterinary Technician, Dianna Gutierrez A radiograph of Aubergine’s head Aubergine under general anesthesia Chief of Animal Health, Dr. Gwen...

Sierra Leone’s president is set to become the next ECOWAS chairman as the region faces ongoing turmoil

Sierra Leone’s president is set to become the next ECOWAS chairman as the region faces ongoing turmoil

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio was appointed Sunday as the next chairman of the West African economic bloc, ECOWAS, News.Az informs via ABC News. The Economic Community of West African States, known as ECOWAS, was founded in 1975, and...

Debt, dependency and dissent : Unmasking Sierra Leone economic quandary

*DEBT, DEPENDENCY AND DISSENT: UNMASKING SIERRA LEONE’S ECONOMIC BIND* By Mahmud Tim Kargbo Saturday, 28 June 2025 “For decades, wealth and income have been redistributed upward, with minimal protest by the working classes who were harmed by that...

Sierra Leone’s President Bio Takes Over ECOWAS Leadership

Sierra Leone’s President Bio Takes Over ECOWAS Leadership

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has been appointed as the new leader of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), as the bloc grapples with increasing instability, a wave of military coups, and faltering regional commerce....

Sierra Leone’s President Maada Bio Succeeds Tinubu As ECOWAS Chairman

Sierra Leone’s President Maada Bio Succeeds Tinubu As ECOWAS Chairman

Sierra Leone’s President, Julius Maada Bio has been appointed as the new Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, succeeding Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, whose tenure as leader of the regional bloc has come to...

Sierra Leone President succeeds Tinubu as new ECOWAS Chairman

Sierra Leone President succeeds Tinubu as new ECOWAS Chairman

Sierra Leone’s President, Julius Maada Bio, has emerged as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), succeeding Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu, who held the position for the past two years. The announcement was...

Traditional Chinese medicine training program launched in Sierra Leone

FREETOWN, June 27 (Xinhua) -- The 26th batch of the Chinese medical team to Sierra Leone held a training course on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) techniques in Freetown, the capital of the western African country, from Thursday to Friday. With...

Sierra Leone’s Julius Bio elected new ECOWAS chairman

Sierra Leone’s Julius Bio elected new ECOWAS chairman

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Bio has been elected as the chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Bio succeeds President Bola Tinubu, who chaired the regional economic bloc for the past two years. The Sierra Leonean...

Sierra Leone’s VP celebrates President Bio’s ECOWAS Leadership

Sierra Leone’s VP celebrates President Bio’s ECOWAS Leadership

Vice President of Sierra Leone, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, has celebrated President Julius Maada Bio’s election as the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government, describing it as...

‘These Horses Don’t Read Programs’: Co-Owner Brook Smith Has Faith In Foster Favorite Sierra Leone

‘These Horses Don’t Read Programs’: Co-Owner Brook Smith Has Faith In Foster Favorite Sierra Leone

‘These Horses Don’t Read Programs’: Co-Owner Brook Smith Has Faith In Foster Favorite Sierra Leone originally appeared on Paulick Report. Despite Sierra Leone’s doubters, co-owner Brook T. Smith still has faith in his champion 3-year-old in...

Sierra Leone’s Bio Succeeds Tinubu as ECOWAS Chairman

Sierra Leone’s Bio Succeeds Tinubu as ECOWAS Chairman

The Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS) has elected President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone as the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the community. He succeeds Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu who was...

Sierra Leone’s President Bio to be the next ECOWAS chairman amid regional turmoil

Sierra Leone’s President Bio to be the next ECOWAS chairman amid regional turmoil

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio was chosen on Sunday to be the next chairman of the West African economic bloc, ECOWAS. The Economic Community of West African States, known as ECOWAS, was founded in 1975, and is...

Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio succeeds Tinubu as ECOWAS Chairman 

Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio succeeds Tinubu as ECOWAS Chairman 

The President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, has emerged as the new Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. He takes over from Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu, whose two-term leadership of the bloc has just ended....

Sierra Leonean President Takes Over As ECOWAS Chairman

Sierra Leonean President Takes Over As ECOWAS Chairman

News Investigator/ Sierra Leone President, Julius Maada Bio, has been elected as the new Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. He succeeds Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu, who held the position for the past two years....

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