During the 2022 Africa Film Festival in South Korea, His Excellency Kathos Jibao Mattai, Head of Mission of the Republic of Sierra Leone Embassy in Seoul, South Korea has applauded the government of South Korea for the tremendous gains they have made in the Film Sector and also used the opportunity to reiterate the call to strengthen sustainable development cooperation between Africa and South Korea that would facilitate co- prosperity and improve the quality film from Africa. ..
’ Ambassador Kathos Jibao Mattai of Sierra Leone was the amongst two other Ambassadors from the Republic of Laos and the Republic of Myanmar that were awarded 2021 Best Ambassador Award by the Korea Consumer Council at the Korea Press Centre in Seoul on Tuesday 23rd November 2021. The award is in recognition of the Sierra Leone Ambassador's astute diplomatic role in the Republic of Korea. Upon receiving the prestigious award, Ambassador Kathos Jibao Mattai expressed appreciation for t..
His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio when he was delivering a special Presidential Lecture at the yonsei University in Seoul . In his lecture , His Excellency the President praised the founder visionaries who recognised the value of education that transcends racial and national boundaries.
Sierra Leone Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, His Excellency Kathos Mattai signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Thursday, December 5th, 2019 between the Embassy of the Republic of Sierra Leone in Seoul and the Medical Peace Foundation Korea for the construction of a medical center in Sierra Leone. Ambassador Kathos Mattai and Ambassador Cho, Key-sung (Chairman of Medical Peace Foundation) agreed on naming the medical center as the ‘Madam Yoko Memorial Trauma Centre - Han Medical Cente..
On Thursday, December 23rd 2021, at 10 a.m.; His Excellency Kathos Jibao Mattai had a courtesy call meeting at the Chancery with the newly arrived Ambassador of the Republic of Tanzania to the Republic of Korea, H.E. Togolani Edriss Mavura, as part of the routine familiarization tour. The courtesy call visitation created the opportunity for both Ambassadors to interact and held discussions regarding creating a pathway for mutual cooperation and exchange of ideas for ‘Pan African Solidarity an..
Sierra Leone & Korea Hold Development Cooperation & Investment Forum Commemorating the sixty (60) years of diplomatic ties existing between the two countries, Sierra Leone and South Korea have on Thursday 1st December 2022, held a successfully Development Cooperation and Investment forum at the conference hall of the Sahmyook University in South Korea. Welcoming the participants in the ceremony, the President of Sahmyook University, Dr. Park Doo-ha thanked the dignitaries for attending..
In addressing food sufficiency, the Government of Sierra Leone under the leadership of His Excellency Retired Brigadier Julius Maada Bio has put agriculture at the top of the five key initiatives in building an inclusive and prosperous Sierra Leone. Feed Salone his flagship slogan, which entails an ambitious program to boost staple food production in order to drastically minimize reliance on food importation, increase our exports, create jobs, boost economic growth and reduce poverty. The ..
The 2024 Africa Culture Festival that took place on the 10th, 11th, and 12th May 2024 at the Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul ahead of the 2024 Korea-Africa Summit, which will be held on the 4th and 5th of June 2024. For the first time the Korean Government was founded, Korea will invite the leaders of African nations to the 2024 Korea-Africa Summit which is scheduled to take place at KINTEX in Ilsan and across Seoul from Tuesday, June 4th to Wednesday, June 5th, 2024. ..
Seoul, June 4, 2024 — A significant bilateral meeting took place between the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security of Sierra Leone, Henry Musa Kpaka and the Minister of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs of South Korea, Song Miryung. The meeting, held at Conrad hotel in Seoul, is a follow up engagements between the two ministries, to fortify agricultural cooperation, discuss mutual interests, and explore potential areas for collaboration. Minister Song Miryung team have visited Sierra..
On Tuesday, February 11th, 2020, His Excellency Kathos Jibao Mattai visited the construction site of the Freetown City hall Municipality Complex together with the Korean engineer.The Ambassador had the opportunity to have a clear view of the layout of the city hall complex.