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#𝑩𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑵𝒆𝒘𝒔‼️
𝑾𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓, 𝑫𝒑𝒕. 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝑳𝑷𝑷 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒚 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒑 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝑺𝑳𝑷𝑷 𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 2028, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒚𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝑲𝒐𝒊𝒅𝒖 𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒚 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑨𝑷𝑪 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉.

𝑵𝑶𝑻𝑬: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝑲𝒐𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒐𝒉 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝑵𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒌𝒐𝒓𝒐 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒇𝒅𝒐𝒎, 𝑲𝒐𝒏𝒐 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒕. 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕'𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒊𝒇 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒃𝒆𝒅 𝒂 𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔?

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Bank Executive Directors Visit President Julius Maada Bio, Reaffirm Strong Support for Sierra Leone’s Development Agenda

State House, Freetown, Friday 24 April 2026 A high-level delegation from the World Bank, led by Executive Director Dr. Zarau Kibwe, has paid a courtesy call on His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio, reaffirming the Bank’s continued support for Sierra Leone’s national development priorities.

The delegation, which includes six Executive Directors and three Alternate Executive Directors representing 67 countries, is in Sierra Leone as part of an assessment mission to evaluate the impact of World Bank interventions and strengthen engagement across key sectors, particularly amid global economic challenges.

Introducing the team, Minister of Finance Ahmed Sheku Fantamadi Bangura noted that the visit forms part of a three-day engagement involving consultations with government, private sector, civil society, and media stakeholders. He said the courtesy call reflects the Bank’s commitment to deepening its partnership with Sierra Leone.

Dr. Kibwe commended President Bio’s leadership and reform agenda, noting that Sierra Leone’s macroeconomic direction has strengthened its position within the Bank’s constituency. He emphasized that the visit aims to assess progress and identify areas for enhanced support.

Speaking on behalf of the delegation, Madam Zainab Ahmed described Sierra Leone as a key partner country and reiterated the Bank’s commitment to supporting government priorities. She highlighted education, energy, and women’s empowerment as critical areas of continued collaboration.

Other Executive Directors, including Mr. Matteo Bugamelli (Italy), Mr. Velavan Gnanendran (United Kingdom), Mr. Arnaud Buissé (France), and Ms. Jiandi Ye (China), praised Sierra Leone’s national development plan for aligning with global priorities, particularly in education, energy, mining, and digital transformation.

In his response, President Bio welcomed the delegation and acknowledged the World Bank’s longstanding partnership and impact across critical sectors of the economy.

“The World Bank’s support has been instrumental in our development journey, especially in agriculture, infrastructure, and human capital,” he stated.

The President emphasized government’s commitment to advancing digital transformation, improving infrastructure, and strengthening flagship programs such as agriculture and the blue economy, noting that sustained collaboration with the Bank remains vital to achieving these goals.

He expressed appreciation for the Bank’s timely support during global crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic, and reaffirmed Sierra Leone’s focus on building a skilled, competitive workforce through quality education and capacity development.

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#𝐃𝐑. 𝐌𝐎𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐃 𝐉𝐔𝐋𝐃𝐄𝐇 𝐉𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐇

Driving the Big Five Game Changers, ensuring policies translate into real improvements in people’s lives eg, as Chairman of Police Council, Sierra Leone Police Force that was not much of community based transition to a Sierra Leone Police Sevice that brodens community engagement and citizes participation in business of security, and the $480 million MCC Compact an historic milestone for Sierra Leone.

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