PRESS RELEASE SIERRA LEONE CELEBRATED AS “OPEN FOR BUSINESS” AT PRESIDENTIAL GATHERING IN NEW YORK CITY ▪ Representatives of the government, business and financial communities discussed new and existing opportunities for overseas investment in Sierra Leone ▪ H.E. Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone, addressed guests and commented on …
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New York City, US, Wednesday 25 September 2019 – Lady Fatima Bio has hosted a successful “Hands Off Our Girls” campaign event on the margins of the 74th United Nations General Assembly to raise global awareness on reducing early marriage and rape in Africa. Speaking on her motivation to embark …
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Yokohama, Japan, Tuesday 27 August 2019 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio and Her Excellency Madam Fatima Bio have arrived in Yokohama, south of the Japanese capital, Tokyo, ahead of the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7) scheduled for the 28 – 30 August. The President …
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FIRST LADY JOINS NASSIT In compliance with the Laws of the land and to demonstrate her support to state institutions, the First Lady of Sierra Leone, Her Excellency Madam Fatima Bio today 23rd August 2019 registered and became member of the National Social Security and Insurance Trust – NASSIT. The …
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Sierra Leone Ambassador to the United States , His Excellency Sidique Abou-Bakarr Wai organised a team of experts to commence feasibility study of First Lady’s Medical Centre in Sierra Leone. When complete, the Medical Centre will be one of the most advance Teaching Hospitals in Africa . It will cater …
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Abuja, Nigeria, Monday 29th July 2019 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio and Her Excellency Madam Fatima Bio have arrived in Abuja late evening on Monday ahead of President Bio’s Graduation Lecture on Tuesday 30th July 2019 at the National Defence College in Abuja, Nigeria. His Excellency President …
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FIRST LADY VISITS 5 YEARS OLD RAPE SURVIVOR AT THE EMERGENCY HOSPITAL IN FREETOWN. Madam Fatima Maada Bio payed an unannounced visit to the emergency hospital where she visited her 5 years old friend who was raped, as she fell in love with her brilliance and affectionate personality right from …
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FIRST LADY BIO LAUNCHES GLOBAL AFRICA WOMEN’S WEEK IN LONDON Her Excellency Fatima Maada Bio was the special guest of honour at the launch of Global Africa Women’s Week in London UK, on Sat 8th June.. The founder of GAWW, Dr Pauline Long, brought in top African women speakers from …
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The First Lady of Sierra Leone, who caused a furore this year when she said she did not think female genital mutilation was harmful, has said she will meet campaigners after being ambushed while addressing a major women’s rights conference. Delegates were stunned when Sarian Kamara, a British anti-FGM activist, …
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H. E. FATIMA MAADA BIO TAKES WORLD STAGE AT THE WOMEN DELIVER CONFERENCE: VANCOUVER CANADA. Women’s empowerment has always been the passion of First Lady Bio since she was a teenager. She was a key speaker on the topic “Keeping Girls in School and Learning … Longer” at the Women …
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