Mr Francis Langumba Keili

Mr Francis Langumba Keili holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law and International Relations from Fourah Bay College, a Master of Advanced Studies degree in International Security from the University of Geneva, and advanced certificates from the Geneva Centre for Security Policy in security policy and global threats and challenges.

He has also undertaken professional courses through Cranfield University in strategic planning and policy development, the Folke Bernadotte Academy and Barcelona Peace Research Centre in security sector reform, and Bournemouth University in disaster management.

He attended St Pauls Anglican Primary School Bo and Bo Government Secondary School for his primary and secondary education.

In 2001, Mr Keili was among the first set of recruits that started the Office of National Security, the Government’s agency for security sector coordination in Sierra Leone.

He has headed almost all of the directorates within the ONS, including Senior Analyst, Director of the Joint Assessment Team, Director of Provincial and Border Security, Director of Ministerial and Inter-Agency Relations, Director of Research and Planning, and Assistant Chief of Staff.

He also served as Programme Coordinator for the GoSL/UNDP Border Strengthening Programme, Secretary of the Interim National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons, and member of the Strategic Situation Group.

Mr Keili is currently the Chief of Staff of the ONS, the professional head of the institution.

He also serves as Chairman of the Integrated Elections Security Planning Committee, Head of the Strategic Situation Group, and Head of the Technical Working Group for the Security Sector Reform Programme and the development of the National Security Policy and Strategy for Sierra Leone.

He served as the security sector representative in the late Justice Edmond Cowan Constitutional Review Committee and led the drafting of the chapter on National Security Governance in the reviewed constitution.