Security Alert – U.S. Embassy (Freetown, Sierra Leone) (January 14, 2020)
Location: Brookfields, Freetown Event: Reports indicate there are currently violent confrontations between APC and SLPP supporters near APC headquarters in Brookfields. U.S. government personnel are…
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USAID Administrator Mark Green’s Meeting With the Honourable Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, Ph.d., Vic
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Ambassador Maria Brewer attended the opening of the Mano River Union conference on renewable energy
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Ambassador Maria Brewer spoke at the opening of the Empower Africa Agriculture Trade Mission on Nove
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Ambassador Brewer congratulate the Government of Sierra Leone on passing the 2020 MCC Scorecard
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Demonstration Alert: U.S. Embassy Freetown, Sierra Leone (October 30, 2019)
Location: Near Fourah Bay College, Mount Aureol, Freetown Event: Demonstrations are expected to take place today, at or near Fourah Bay College related to student elections. US…
Ambassador Maria Brewer Visit Njala University.
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Ambassador Brewer met with Sierra Leone Correctional Services Officials
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Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Freetown, Sierra Leone (September 19, 2019)
Location: Government Center, Tower Hill, Freetown, Sierra Leone US Embassy, Southridge/Hill Station, Freetown, Sierra Leone Other Diplomatic Missions, Freetown, Sierra Leone Event: Demonstrations are expected…
Ambassador Maria Brewer joined President Julius Maada Bio who formally launched the National Action
On September 12, Ambassador Maria Brewer joined President Julius Maada Bio, who formally launched the National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS). The NAPHS is…
Notice on use of foreign currency while in Sierra Leone – U.S. Embassy Freetown August 29, 2019
In a public notice dated August 20, the Bank of Sierra Leone announced a prohibition on conducting business in foreign currency. The notice applies…
U S Ambassador Maria Brewer Sworn in to service 52 new Peace Corps Volunteers
On Friday, 52 new Peace Corps Volunteers, were sworn in to service, continuing a tradition started in Sierra Leone in 1962. Ambassador Maria Brewer…
Security Alert – U. S. Embassy Freetown, Sierra Leone
SECURITY NOTICE EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE No. 08-19 Subject: Election Security Alert Date: August 23, 2019 Security Alert –…
Africell reaffirms its relationship with OPIC at Sierra Leone meeting
Africell reaffirms its relationship with OPIC at Sierra Leone meeting Africell and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation signed $100m financing commitment in November 2018…
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