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..*\ - I * GOVERNMENT OF SIERRA LEONE I \.\ MINUTE PAPER MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION (i) CP(2019)39 issued (ii) Below is Extroct from Cobinet Minules of the 3'd meeting of 2019: TRAVET REPORT ON PARTICIPATION AT THE FORUM ON CHINA-AFRICA COOPERATION (FOCAC) COORDINATORS'MEETING AND THE CHINA ECONOMIC AND TRADE EXPO IN BEIJING AND CHANGSHA, PEOPLE'S REPUBTIC OF CHINA, 24 - 29 JUNE.

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No: CP(2019)39 SUMMARY OF PROPOSAT The Minister of Foreign Affoirs ond .lnternotionol Cooperotion presented o report on her porticipotion of the Forum on Chinq-Africo Cooperotion (FOCAC) Coordinotors' Meeting ond the Chino Economic ond Trode Expo in Beijing ond Chongsho, People's Republic of Chino, 24-29 June 2019.
1 Key Objectivesfheme(s) of the qeeting: To discuss procticoble woys in implemenling the outcomes of the FOCAC's Beijing Summit in 2018 To diologue on woys lo improve trode ond investment relotions between Chino ond oll Africon countries which ore members of FOCAC.

To strengthen biloterol cooperolion between Chino ond Sieno Leone in the vqrious spheres.

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Principol Outcomes of the meeling: t. Bosed on the deliberotions ond odoption of the Joint Stotement of the Coordinotors' Meeting os well qs the holding of side-line meetings with the Stote Codncillor ond Foreign Minister of Chino, Wong Yi, ond .the Heod of Politburo.

Yong Jiechi on 23d June ond 25 Jurip 2019 respectively, the folloWng outcomes were ochieved:, i 3.

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-2- Con..ssionol Loon Agreement on the^ implementotion N"lionol TronsmissiJn Bockbone Project Phose ll ond "ilh" in.
ngr".r"nt for lhe Construction of the Foreign Service L."a!-V were signed for ond on beholf of lhe two Governments; The Government of Chino slonds committed to support in" Oor"rnrnent of Sieno Leone lo succeed in the ir-pf...t t.iion of its Medium Term Nolionol Developmenl Plon (MTN DP 201 9 -20231 ; The Joint Slotement of lhe Coordinotors' Meeting wos odopled; - Recommendqlions from lhe meeling: f'fr.
p".toining lo issues emonoting from the meeting: fr4lnitfut mode the following recommendotions to Cobinet i. .

t. opprove for the estoblishment of o FOCAC Committee I5[.ptiti"s representotives of relevont outhorities' mondoied to i.Jr.."nJ the outcomes of the 2018 Be'rjing Summil' the FOCAC Action Plon 2ll9-2o21 ona ott other mqtiers reloled or incidentol to FOCAC, including the following: .
Concessionql Loon Agreement for the Notionol Bockbone ptol".t Phose ll (fwo iundred ond Seven Million RMB Yuon) with on interest of 1% per onnum' signed on beholf of the Government of Sieno Leone' by the Honouroble Minister of Foreign Affoirs qnd lnternotionol Cooperotion Constitution of on ogreement for the construction of the Foreign Service Acodemy .

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ond lnternqtionol Coopu-tion lo include "skills tr-onsfer in lechnicol oreos of .ooJurotion" in lhe existing Joint Commission Cooperotion (JCC) with Chino; note thot the Ministry of Works ond Public Assels should .oirtOorot.

with the Oirice of Presidentiol lnfrostructure lnitiotive *in o ui"* to ensuring thot sieno Leone benefits odequotely from the Belt ond Rooi lnitiotive which hos been oc'cessed by other Afrlcon Countries.
t - - Ref: LIFA,/I ---t-m!fiflE!EEiEits!er+s+Jrar+-:::' From: Solicitor-General Sierra Leone Government 56 December, 2018.

To: The Director- General and Ambassador-at-Large , Ministry of Foreign Affails atrd Irtemat Cooperation.

I refer to your memorand,m No.


MFA/Admin/l0l/Legal-HRC of 4e December 201g, requesting the concurrence of the Attomey-General and Minister of Justice to a memorandum to cabinet requesting cabinet to consider and approve the proposed establishment ofthe Sisrra Loone Foreign Service Diplomatic Acaderuy 2' Attach.d is the response of the Attomey-Generar and Minister of Justic€ to your rcquesl / Law 0fficers' Departnent Freetown.

(Gprshon L. Macarthv) /'alHr..rrrr Parliarhentar!


Co,nsel For: Solicitor General I -3 - CABINET DECISION Cobinet opproved the Trovel Report Memorondum ond the recommendotions lherein presented by the Minister of Foreign Affoirs ond lniernotionol Cooperotion.
Sonio U. Korim (Ms.) for: Secretory to the Cobinet ond Heod of the Civil Service 8TH AUGUST 2OI9 L CABIT\TET COMMEI{TS ON MEMORANDUM Title of Memorandum: Estab shm ten ofthe S erra Leone F orergn S ervlce D rp loma tic Memorandum from: The Minis Comments from: Sum mary: The ofF AfPairs and lntemal 'General and Minister of Justice I o tr D Support recommendations Support r€conmendations witt quatifi cations/amendments Oppose recommendatlons uire further information Comments: to- l. The proposed ostablishment ofthe Sierra L€one Forcign Service Diplomatic Academy is intended (a) (b) (c) (d) train Sierra Leone's Foreign Service Officers on capacity building to pursue a successful diplomatic career within ffe Ministry and present an offective representation of the country in its missions overseas; support and shengthen Sierra Ircone's diplomacy; equip Sierra Leonear diplomats with the knowledge and skills required for diplomacy and meeting the current and evolving global programmes; and create a forum for engagemeot ot emerging foreign policy issues.
2 The esta.blishment of the sierra Leone Foreign service Diplomatic Academy is supportod on the grounds that the Diplomatic Academy would tain Siena kone,s Foi<ii'gn3ervii:e Officers on capacity building to pursue a successful diplomatic career within the Minishy and present an effective representation ofthe country in its missions overseas; 3.
Further, the establishment of the siena Leone Foreign service Diplomatic Academy is supported on the grounds that it would offer courses to Foreign Service Officers, public servants in otho Ministries, Deparhents and Agencies, and private sector candidates from national, regional aad intemational organizations.
4 ' In light of the above, the concurence of tle Attomey-General and Minister of Justice is hereby for the establishment ofthe Sierra l,eone Fo Service lomatic Academ AMulai M. Bangura Deputy Attomey-General and Minister of Justice Signed ,.....rfrr.|........ -General and Minister of Justice Foro*' t^ ?oeu/ltrer' '?-o t Y L SI ERRA LEON E GOVERN MENT - Ref.

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PS/MTHE/ t2/ t8 FRoM: $::}.#f"ent Secretary, Ministry of Technical and Higher TO The Director-General & Ambassador_at_Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & rnternarioil C;;.

;;r"i;"' DATE: 3.d December 2OlB ,l CopE The Minister, MTHE instructed to refer to vol I-_ -.+ MFA/ Admin / 1 o t / r* e ar-IRC *.

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relation to your request for concurrence- Ministry,s .
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Please be assured collaboration at all timesl J#i, :,""";,1S"##";;l :T: this Ministry,s cooperation arrd JAMES FREE For: Permanent Secretary CSF/275 Vol.

IV The Secretory to the Cobinet ond Heod of lhe Civil Service The Director-Generol ond Ambossodor-ol-Lorge' foieign Affoirs ond lnternotionol Cooperotion Min.
of 26th November 20'18 0irector legil Atrairs E lnternational [onventions l)iv' cc: RE: usH lom directed to refer to your memorondum.of 2l't November' Cobinet ZOIA oi the obove subject ond to forword .herewith iJ.i.toriot,, commenis on the proposed Diplomolic Acodemy.

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I om olso to inform you thot the Secretoriot hos no oolecttn to the esioblishment of ihe Diplomotic Acodemy os long lr'lt-|, Oon.

wilhin the generol fromework of the Public Service AcodemY.
#n,rn"1 P.M. SAMA for: Secretory to the Cobinet ond Heod of lhe Civil Service CABINET SECRETARIAT TOWER HILL R OWN 6 COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSAI.

TO ESTABTISH.A DIPLOMATIC ACADEMY BY MINISTRY OF TORIEGN AFFAIR,S AND.

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONS (MFAIC) INTRODUCTION ln 2010, erstwhile President Ernest 8oi Koromo opproved of lhe conslruction of o Public Service Acodemy (PSA) which obieclives ore: .
lo foster susloined humon ond induslriol copocily development' o lo conduct reseorch Jo'inform Go\iernment ogencies on Policy (fulure ond ongoingl .

to develop o centre for lhe inlegrotion of oll troining progromme of MDA'S .

lo provide on independent soirce of expertise ond dolo on which the wider Public Service is oble lo drow .

lo develop o centre of excellence copoble of meeling lhe high level knowledge,skillsondexperliseneededforon.goingnolionoldevelopmenl.
After lounching the proiecl, o porcel of lond meosuring l, 150 Acres Squorely Locoted between Bureh Town, Bongo whorf, Domzin ond Kent communilies wos ocquired by the Government of sierro Leone.

Pledges bolh by individuols ond inslitulions for ihe construction of lhe Acodemy were mode.

Some of these pledges hove been honoured.

A stuciy wos conciucted by Adom smilh inlernctionol of lhe commonwecllh Secretoriol on lhe esioblishment for of the Acodemy.
A business plon wos prepored os on oulcome of the studY.

works however, hove nol slorled os the cunenl funds conlribuled through lhe pledges ond solory deductions from Senior civil servonts for lhis purpose remoin inodequole.
However, o full proposol for ttie construclion horrPeen foctored into lhe secretoriot Developmenl Budget Eslimotes ond presenled to the Minislry of Plonning ond Economic Developmenl for the ollenlion of Minislry of Finonce- Notwilhstonding lhe preseni slolus of the PsA, il is held lhot MDA's wilh full blown lroining progromme reody for implemenlotion should go oheod but within lhe generol frome work of the PSA.

OUR POSITION with the sloled slretch of lond involved in this proiect ond lhe omount of money .
lhot will be used lo conslrucl lhis ocodemy.

we ore of lhe view thot oll MDA'S wishing lo esloblish speciolised Schools: @ li) (ii) ii) (ir) should be encouroged to do so on lhe public Service Acodemy Lond but on o constiluenl college system lo.

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duplicotion of resources ond eff ort ' should be encouroged i5 podner wilh fhe Cobinel Secretoriol.
Minislry of Works ond pubtic Asset - tMWpA), Ministry of Londs, Housing ond the Environmenl (MLHE), Accounront Genero|s Deportmenr, pubric service Commission.
public Seclor Reform Unit, Humon Resource Monogement Office ond Civil Service Troining Coflege lo not only source funding for the construclion of th6 Acodemy but review lhe public Service Acodemy business plon ond Boes 1o reflecl the curenl Economic reolilies, with MWPA ond MLHE focusing on the rechnicorities whirst others concenirote on lhe norrotives.
should colloborote with the bbove nomed insliiutions in (ii) obove io lronslote lhe plon info specifics lhot ore oppropriote lo the Sieno Leoneon siluolion.

should be encouroged to consoridore oI funds meoni for the consrrucrion of lhe Acodemy inlo one occounl for lronsporency soke.

coNct ustoN Going forword, the proposed diplomotic Acodemy should be inlegroled inlo lhe PSA os port of o grond MDA,s lroining opporolus.

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lAox 67, Fyeetowyt (Emai I - te r t i a 1te du c a I i o nc om m is s i on 286 November 201 8 The Director General & Ambassador at-Large Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Intemational Cooperation (MFAIC) Tower Hill Freetown I Dear Sir, Re: Request for Concurrence on the Proposal to Establish a Diplomatic Academy being a central plank in H.E, President Julius Maada Bio's foreign policy pronouncementi The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) is in receipt of your letter dated 2l't November 2018.
The Commission notes your intention to establish a Diplomatic Academy and will remain ceased for further development i.e.

(Cabinet and Parliamentary approvals).

once these are done, we hope you will liaise with the TEC to put in place mechanism.for the registration and affiliation of the Academy.

Meanwhile, we are forwarding to your office the following documents for your information and to serve as guide in the process of, interaction with the TEC:- .
Conditions for the Establishment of Universities in Sierra Leone o TEC's Policy on Affiliation r Accreditation With many thanks, we look forward to your application.

Yours faithfully lF-^- Josephus Sawyer Acting Admin Manager CC: The Secretary to the Presiden{ The Minister of Foreign Affarrs and Intemational Cooperation The Chairman TEC @