Sierra Leone: President: State House: Speeches.

Archive of November 2003 Reports

President Kabbah Launches "SABABU" Education Project

President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah has formally launched the SABABU Education Project in Kambia, District Headquarter town of the Kambia District in the Northern Province, kicking-off the implementation of the largest single investment ever in the history of the education sector in Sierra Leone.
The government of Sierra Leone had earlier obtained a grant from the World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) for an Education Project and a loan and grant from the African Development Bank (ADB) toward the cost of the rehabilitation of Basic/Non-Formal Education and Vocational Skills training facilities.

(28th November 2003)

President Kabbah Attends Official Funeral of Late S.B. Marah (MP)

Friday 21st November, 2003, President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah and Vice President Berewa joined thousands of mourners, relatives, leaders and stalwarts of the ruling Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) at the official laying-out and funeral service of the late Honourable Sewa Bockarie Marah, MP, at the State Hall of Parliament Building. He passed away on Thursday 13th November, 2003.

(21st November 2003)

President Kabbah At Military Passing-out For Cadets and Recruits

Following due consultations, Chief of Defence Staff Brigadier General Tom Carew and his deputy, Commodore Sesay are to be re-assigned to other positions outside the army with effect from 1st December, 2003, President Ahmad Tejan disclosed in a statement Thursday at the military Passing-out Parade at Benguema marking the commissioning of direct entry officers and recruits.

Click here for H.E's Speech>> (20th November 2003)

US Under Secretary For Agriculture Meets President Kabbah

The visiting Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, Mr. Eric Bost, has indicated his government's preparedness to support the retention of especially girl children in primary schools through the introduction of school feeding and other integrated programmes.

(18th November 2003)

SLPP Leader, President Kabbah, Signs Late S.B. Marah's Condolence Book

Leader of the ruling Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP), Alhaji Dr. Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, has officially signed a special book of condolence opened in honour of the late leader of the majority party in the Sierra Leone House of Parliament, Honourable Sewa Bockarie Marah, who passed away on Thursday 13th November 2003 after a brief illness.

(18th November 2003)

Chinese Trade Delegation Ends Visit To Sierra Leone

Following in the heels of the Chinese Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Lu Gouzeng who visited Freetown last week, two separate groups of Chinese business representatives, headed by Director General Zhao Gouqian of the Henan Province Economic Cooperation Bureau, left Sierra Leone Sunday after concluding negotiations and reaching agreement with government on a range of business investment opportunities.

(17th November 2003)

Development Minister Presents "VISION 2025" Document

Deputising President Kabbah at the Hill Station Lodge this morning, Vice President Solomon Berewa formally received the "Vision 2025 Document Sweet Salone" presented by the Minister of Development and Economic Planning, Mohamed Bashiru Daramy.

(17th November 2003)

President Kabbah Visits "Operation PEBU" Sites

Last year, Government in partnership with the British Department for International Development (DFID) commenced a nationwide military housing project code-named "Operation PEBU". The aim of "PEBU", a Mende word denoting shelter, is to provide proper housing conditions for military officers and other ranks at locations other than Freetown such as Kabala, Kambia, Gondama(near Bo), Yele, Pujehun, Kailahun, Moyamba and Kenema following the widespread destruction of military barrack facilities that accompanied the almost eleven years of civil conflict and responding to the need to spread out the deployment of soldiers throughout the country.

(14th November 2003)

United Kingdom Parliamentarians Call On President Kabbah

Parliamentarians from the United Kingdom, who are currently visiting the country, today called on the President, Alhaji Dr Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, to brief him about the purpose of their visit and to seek his views on certain issues affecting the country.

(11th November 2003)

Medical And Dental Council Officials Meet President Kabbah

President of the Sierra Leone Medical and Dental Council (SLMDC) Dr. E.C. Cummings has briefed President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah about their current activities and problems while at the same time soliciting government's support.

(11th November 2003)

Sierra Leone Cement Factory (LEOCEM) To Increase Investment

The Norwegian-born Chief Executive of Leocem Limited, Mr. Gunner Sylvesten, has told President Kabbah at his Hill Station Lodge about plans to significantly increase the volume of investment in the local production of cement, a move that is also expected to expand the cement factory's production capacity.

(11th November 2003)

Seven National Values Of Sierra Leone

His Excellency the President Alhaji Dr. Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, has formulated the draft of the Core Values for Sierra Leone as a means of raising the consciousness of Sierra Leoneans as the pillars on which national redemption, development and progress rest, and that if Sierra Leoneans share a common vision and commit themselves to a common purpose, the pace of national development and reconciliation can be quickened.

(11th November 2003)

West African Monetary Institute (WAMI) Delegation Meets President Kabbah

A delegation from the West African Monetary Institute (WAMI), led by Director General Dr. M.O. Ojo, has called on PresidentAhmad Tejan Kabbah's government to maintain the current momentum towards the July 2005 deadline set for the establishment of a Second West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ).

(10th November 2003)

Chinese Minister Pledges Continued Co-operation

The visiting Chinese Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Lu Gouzeng, has pledged a further grant of 20 million Yuan to the government of Sierra Leone towards the resolution of more Chinese-funded projects in Sierra Leone.

(7th November 2003)

Bradford University (UK) Delegation Call On President Kabbah

A five-man visiting delegation from the University of Bradford, UK, headed by the Director of the African Centre in the Department of Peace Studies, Dr. David Francis, today expressed readiness to collaborate with the University of Sierra Leone and the newly established military academy in Freetown towards developing a course curriculum on peace education and human rights.

(7th November 2003)

Liberian Leader Visits Sierra Leone

Chairman of the National Transitional Government and Head of State of the Republic of Liberia His Excellency Gyude Bryant, has expressed unreserved apologies to the government and people of Sierra Leone for the atrocities committed by Liberians during Sierra Leone's decade-long civil war. Liberian fighters and mercenaries,aided and abetted by former President Charles Taylor, played a pivotal role in the Revolutionary United Front's (RUF) brutal war unleashed on Sierra Leone, resulting in widespread destruction, slaughter and maiming of thousands of innocent Sierra Leoneans.

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(6th November 2003)

Sierra Leone Gets High Marks For Improvement From UN Human Rights Officials
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Bumper Rice Harvest For President Kabbah

By way of inspiring his compatriots to join in the collective realisation of his declared vision for national food security by 2007, President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah today commenced harvesting rice in his 265-acre farm in Brimaya Junction, Koya Chiefdom, some 25 miles outside Freetown.
Sickle in hand, President Kabbah recalled his retirement from the United Nations system in the early nineties as well as his decision to take up both farming and legal practice along with his late spouse, Mrs. Patricia Lucy Kabbah.

(5th November 2003)

President Kabbah Opens Sierra Leone's First Military Academy

Sierra Leonean military officers like many of their counterparts in the sub-region now have their own local military institution of higher learning to be proud of, as President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah today officially opened the Africanus Horton Armed Forces Academy (AHAFA), located in the serene surroundings of Leicester Square at the foothills of Leicester Peak just outside Freetown.
Funded by the British government, through the International Military Advisory and Training Team (IMATT), the structures include well-furnished lecture rooms, a large multi-purpose hall and other ancillary facilities to provide continuous training for officers of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) throughout their career.

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