The main opposition candidate has rejected the results, and election observers have raised concerns over the lack of transparency during the vote count.
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In Sierra Leone, Clash Follows Election
Supporters and party officials from the All People’s Congress were sifting through polling data from the presidential vote when the military surrounded party headquarters.
Sierra Leone’s Election: What to Know and Latest News
In Saturday’s vote, President Julius Maada Bio is seeking a second five-year term to pursue an ambitious if unfulfilled education initiative, while the country is facing a crippling economic crisis.
Nets, Buoys, Salt, Ice. For West African Fishermen, ‘Everything’ Is Going Up.
Fishermen in Sierra Leone need large amounts of ice to store their catch on multiday journeys. Like many commodities, it has become pricey.
Protests Turn Deadly in Sierra Leone Over Rising Cost of Living
Clashes between protesters and security forces over rising fuel and food prices have left an unknown number dead, and the government has imposed a nationwide curfew.
New Laws in Sierra Leone Reshape Environmental Battleground
The West African nation will let communities veto mining, farming and industrial projects. Activists say the legislation is a progressive landmark. At least one investor calls it unworkable.
Your Thursday Briefing: Sri Lanka’s Leader Flees
Plus President Biden visits Israel, and negotiations continue over Ukraine’s blocked grain.
Growing Numbers of Girls Resist Genital Cutting in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is one of a few countries in sub-Saharan Africa that have not banned cutting. Now, young women are defying mothers and grandmothers by refusing to undergo the procedure.
Your Wednesday Briefing: Russia Bombards the East
Moscow’s military offensive in eastern Ukraine has begun.
This Psychiatric Hospital Used to Chain Patients. Now It Treats Them.
Sierra Leone, one of the world’s poorest countries, is working to build a modern mental health system from scratch.