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In an interview conducted by three Journalists from Sierra Leone, President Bio has called on developed countries to think of debt reliefs stating that funds generated to cater for the social needs of the citizenry are hugely expense on other development priorities.
The three Journalists are Mohamed Fofanah, Amadu Lamaran Bah, and Amin Kef Ranger who travelled to the US to report on the US-Africa leaders Summit, with President Julius Maada Bio in Washington, D.C. on the 16th December, 2022.
In the said US-Africa main Summit, Sierra Leone signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Varian, a U.S based leading manufacturer of medical devices and software for treatment of cancer. The MOU is for the construction of a cancer Treatment Centre by the U.S based Company.
“We want to be able to use a facility to provide the medical services we require in country,” he said which could be one of the the deliverables for the people of Sierra Leone.
President Bio also intimated that the United States has realized that they were drifting apart adding that they, African countries and the US, we’re great partners in the past, but that faded away which he stressed is not for their relationship and for development on both sides of the Atlantic.
Meanwhile, the White House has also announced that working with Congress, the United States plans to provide over $165 million to support elections and good governance in Africa in 2023.
“The United States has provided nearly $50 million in support of civil society and the electoral commissions in Nigeria and the DRC,” the statement ended.
It is not yet clear how much Sierra Leone will receive as support for its upcoming elections in June 2023 but so far civil society organizations and the media have expressed concern that elections-related support has been slow and most uncertain.
