SIERRA LEONE-WESTERN AREA RURAL DISTRICT-CHINA-AIDED FISHING PORT-LAUNCH

Xinhua
25 Apr 2026, 07:15 GMT+10

(260425) -- FREETOWN, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio (2nd, L) views the sand table of a China-aided industrial fishing port during the launch ceremony at Black Johnson Village in the Western Area Rural District, Sierra Leone, April 23, 2026. Sierra Leone has started construction of its first industrial fishing port, with the help of Chinese funding, a major step in the country's drive to modernize its fisheries sector and to boost its blue economy.

A launch ceremony was held Thursday by China Aid, in collaboration with the Sierra Leonean government, at Black Johnson Village in the Western Area Rural District, about 35 km south of the capital Freetown. (CRCC Harbor & Channel Engineering Bureau Group Co., Ltd./Handout via Xinhua)

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