Will president Bio go to UNGA with strong human rights and peace record?

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Will president Bio go to UNGA with strong human rights and peace record?

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 August 2020: Sierra Leone's Chief Minister - Professor David Francis is believed to have confirmed that President Bio will attend the forthcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) summit, provisionally set by the UN to take place in mid-September 2020 to early October 2020, joining other Heads [Read More]

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