Deputy Opposition Leader Presents Africa EU Assembly Report, Urges Samoa Agreement Ratification

Deputy Leader of the Opposition Hon. Aaron Aruna Koroma has presented the official report on Sierra Leone’s participation in the First Session of the Africa–EU Parliamentary Assembly held in Ezulwini, Kingdom of Eswatini, from 7th to 14th May 2026.

The report, which was presented on behalf of the Leader of Government Business, Hon. Mathew Sahr Nyuma, highlighted discussions and outcomes from the Assembly, including calls for stronger parliamentary engagement and the need for Sierra Leone to ratify the Samoa Agreement.

The Assembly, held under the Samoa Agreement, which replaced the Cotonou Partnership Agreement, brought together parliamentarians from 79 African, Caribbean and Pacific (OACPS) member states and 27 European Union countries to discuss issues including peace and security, youth empowerment, technical and vocational education and training (TVET), value addition in extractive industries, and economic cooperation.