{"id":15925,"date":"2023-03-30T17:52:38","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T17:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/samura-kamara-received-by-us-state-officials-as-president-bio-is-snubbed-by-vice-president-kamala-harris"},"modified":"2023-03-31T16:18:57","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T16:18:57","slug":"samura-kamara-received-by-us-state-officials-as-president-bio-is-snubbed-by-vice-president-kamala-harris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/samura-kamara-received-by-us-state-officials-as-president-bio-is-snubbed-by-vice-president-kamala-harris","title":{"rendered":"Samura Kamara received by US State officials as President Bio is snubbed by Vice President Kamala Harris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Sierra-Leone. <\/strong><\/span>Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 March 2023:<\/p>\n<p>United States Vice President Kamala Harris is this week visiting Africa, as part of President Joe Biden\u2019s strategy to rebuild US economic and political relationships with the continent, and Sierra Leone \u2013 a country whose brutal and corrupt image President Bio said he has changed is not included in Harris\u2019 itinerary.<\/p>\n<p>Ex-Brigadier President Bio\u2019s appalling human rights record and naked, militarised brutality, coupled with his serial abuse of the country\u2019s Constitution and renting of key state institutions \u2013 such as the police force and Judiciary, have not only placed Sierra Leone on the list of one of the most unhappy countries in the world, but also on the US\u2019s CIA watch list.<\/p>\n<p>Regarded by his supporters as \u201cSierra Leone\u2019s widely acclaimed technocrat\u201d, the Leader and Presidential Candidate of the All People\u2019s Congress (APC) Party \u2013 Dr Samura Matthew Wilson Kamara, is having a series of strategic engagements with key democratic institutions in the US.<\/p>\n<p>Seen by many Sierra Leoneans as the man likely to win Sierra Leone\u2019s June 24th presidential election, Dr Samura was hosted on Tuesday by the US Congress, where he is said to have had fruitful discussions with lawmakers on human rights, the upcoming June 24th general elections in Sierra Leone and the worsening political, social and economic conditions in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Samura Kamara was also hosted by the pro-democracy think-tank \u2013 the Carter Centre, where he spoke about the importance of the Carter Centre\u2019s Election Observer Missions to Africa, as Sierra Leone braces itself for what is likely to be a fiery contested election on June 24.<\/p>\n<p>Based in Atlanta Georgia, the Carter Centre helps to improve lives by resolving conflicts and advance democracy around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Samura\u2019s visit to the Cater Centre is part of his strategic engagement with key US State institutions to share his vision and his resolve to lead and \u201cbuild back\u201d Sierra Leone, based on sound democratic principles and respect for human rights.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\">Sierra-Leone<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Sierra-Leone. 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