Sierra Leone President defends controversial Guinea visit

President Bio

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio. On Monday, he visited Guinea at the invitation of junta leader Col Mamady Doumbouya. PHOTO  |  POOL 

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has dismissed persistent criticism for his visit to Guinea earlier this week, saying that the state visit was in the interest of his country’s national security.

President Bio spent part of his day on Monday in Guinea’s capital, Conkary, holding talks with the leadership of the military junta.