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2 January 2021 at 18:36 |
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New Year’s broadcast to the nation by His Excellency Dr. Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Freetown, 1st January, 2021
Fellow Citizens:
1. 2020 has been an exceptional year â a year in which the raging worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has killed over 1.7 million people including our fellow Sierra Leoneans at home and abroad; a year in which worldwide healthcare systems and economies have struggled; and, a year in which worldwide anxiety and fear have shaken hopes for the future.
2. We took a licking like all countries in the world and in the sub-region, but we have kept on ticking as a nation. We have demonstrated our unity, resilience, and perseverance as a nation. We have showcased leadership with empathy; churned out opportunity out of adversity; and continued keeping our promises to the nation for progressive and accountable governance of the state. In 2020, Sierra Leone has been recognised the worl
President Bio, First Lady, host Sierra Leone media
21 December 2020 at 18:28 |
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Keynote address by His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio at the Presidential Media Cocktail on Friday, State House, Freetown-15 December 2020
Madam First Lady,
The Chairman of the Independent Media Commission,
The President of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists,
Members of the Fourth Estate,
Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen,
for the media in Sierra Leone but also our great country. Just this
week, the Board of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)
unanimously approved Sierra Leone for a Compact. We have
achieved this because of the tremendous gains we have made in