Sierra Leone features prominently in the Q3 edition of The Africa Report, with a special spotlight on President Julius Maada Bio’s new role as Chair of ECOWAS. The edition includes exclusive interviews with key Sierra Leonean leaders, offering insight into the country’s reform agenda and regional diplomacy.
As West Africa grapples with rising instability from military coups in the Sahel to fractured diplomatic ties, Bio’s appointment signals a strategic bet by ECOWAS. His military background and past involvement in Sierra Leone’s democratic transition may position him as a credible negotiator with junta-led governments across the region.
While political breakthroughs remain uncertain, ECOWAS is certain that Bio could foster new channels of coordination between senior military officers in junta states and their counterparts in civilian-led governments. Such efforts may help stabilize ECOWAS’s fractured security architecture and lay groundwork for future dialogue.
These conversations explore Sierra Leone’s energy ambitions, digital transformation, agricultural resilience, and monetary reforms, all part of a broader push to reposition the country as a regional leader.
🔗 Read the full edition here: The Africa Report July 2025
