The Latest Breaking News from Sierra Leone

Many people said they were relieved at the peaceful atmosphere after electoral tensions and fears of violence.

The nurse was shot at the APC building in Freetown, as government forces fired bullets and teargas to trap opposition party members – including the presidential candidate – inside

Bio, 59, is seeking a second term and is seen as the frontrunner in the race for the Sierra Leone presidency.

Voters in Sierra Leone are waiting for the results of a general election that was overshadowed by violence at the opposition headquarters.

One person was severely wounded after police surrounded the APC headquarters during a post-election news conference.

Voters in Sierra Leone are deciding whether to give President Julius Maada Bio a second term in office

Sierra Leone’s June 2023 parliamentary elections are the fifth since the end of the civil war in 2002.

Sierra Leoneans go to the polls again on 24 June, in the country’s fifth post-conflict electoral contest.

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