New Sierra Leone President Visits Europe as EU Tries to Counter China, Russia Aspirations for Dominance in Africa

EU Commission President Jean Claude Juncker (R) welcomes President of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio before to their meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels on Nov. 6, 2018. John Thys/AFP/Getty Images

BRUSSELS—Sierra Leone’s new President Julius Maada Bio arrived in Europe this week for his first round of talks with EU chiefs.

Bio paid his first visit to Brussels as he looks to tap into a new sense of European urgency on Africa policy, prompted by concerns over future migration patterns and China’s expanding global influence.