President Bio Departs for Ghana to Attend High-Level Regional Security Conference

President Julius Maada Bio on Thursday, 29 January 2026, departed Sierra Leone for Accra, Ghana, to attend a High-Level Consultative Conference on Regional Cooperation and Security.

The President announced his travel in a statement issued after his departure, in which he said the visit was in his capacity as Chair of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

“As Chair of the ECOWAS Authority, I departed Sierra Leone today for Accra, Ghana, to attend the High-Level Consultative Conference on Regional Cooperation and Security,” President Bio said.

The conference is expected to bring together regional leaders and key stakeholders to discuss cooperation and collective approaches to security challenges in the West African sub-region.

President Bio expressed optimism about the outcome of the meeting, stating, “I look forward to a productive conference.”