Tag: Julius Maada Bio

Sierra Leone: ex-president Koroma charged with treason over failed coup last November

January 4, 2024

Sierra Leone’s former president Ernest Bai Koroma has been charged with treason, with officials saying the failed military coup in November that aimed to topple ... Read More

Sierra Leone: 13 army officials arrested, 34 wanted in wake of ‘attempted coup’

November 30, 2023

A delegation from the ECOWAS Commission and Nigeria’s government, on Tuesday, (28 November) met with Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio, in an apparent show ... Read More

Sierra Leone: tenuous calm restored after armed clashes in capital Freetown

November 28, 2023

A tenuous calm has been restored in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown after a day of armed clashes, the country’s President Julius Maada Bio announced on ... Read More

Sierra Leone: Main opposition presidential candidate claims assassination bid as vote tally underway

June 26, 2023

Senior officials from Sierra Leone’s main opposition party on Sunday (25 June) accused the country’s military of an assassination attempt on opposition presidential candidate Samura ... Read More

Tragic fuel tanker explosion: Morocco’s King sends message of condolences to President of Sierra Leone

November 11, 2021

King Mohammed VI has sent a message of condolences and sympathy to President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, following the tragic explosion that occurred ... Read More