Between August 2003 to October 2007, Dr. Kaikai was the Chief Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Officer of the United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS).

Dr. Francis Kaikai served in different capacities during the country’s transition period from war to peace. Prior to that, during Rtd. Brig. Bio’s three months tenure as Head of State under the National Provisional Ruling Council (NPRC), he was appointed Secretary of State for Education.

Later, he served as Director of the National Commission for Reconciliation, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (NCRRR) otherwise called the Triple ‘R’ Commission and later became the Executive Director of the then National Commission for Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (NCDDR), a flagship programme of the then SLPP government which saw the first Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) released.

He also headed the Development Assistance Coordinating Office (DACO), then in the Office of the President.

As PR in New York, he is expected  to shine like his predecessors –Ambassadors Shekou M. Turay and Adikalie Foday Sumah –in one of the most important positions of his new job, as Coordinator of the African Union Committee of 10 (C-10), during which he will lead the African Group in the UN Security Council Reform Negotiations.

Sierra Leone has done an awesome job in this very important assignment to bring comprehensive reforms to the UN body primarily responsible for the preservation and promotion of international peace and security.

It is believed that Dr. Kaikai has arrived to also lay the groundwork for the forthcoming UN General Assembly in September during which President Maada Bio will make his debut.