Sierra Leone MP Bags Top 100 Global Innovative Leaders Award in Mauritius

Sierra Leone’s Hon. Racheal Mariatu Sesay Pessima, Member of Parliament representing Port Loko District, has been conferred with the Top 100 Global Innovative Leaders Award by the Global Centre for Innovative Leaders.

The award was presented on Thursday, July 2, 2026, during a ceremony held at the Ocean’s Creek Hotel in Port Louis, Mauritius, as part of the three-day Global Innovative Leaders’ Summit.

Hon. Pessima also served as the Guest of Honour and Keynote Speaker at the summit, where she delivered a presentation on the topic, “The Political Case for Diaspora Investment.”

During her address, she provided both parliamentary and community perspectives on how African governments can create enabling environments for diaspora capital to flow back into their home economies.