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Jun 2023
19m 21s

Why are there concerns about peace in Si...

Bbc World Service
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This weekend eligible voters in Sierra Leone will be casting their ballots up and down the country to decide whether to re-elect President Maada Bio or elect a new president. President Bio’s main challenger is Samura Kamara from the opposition APC party once again. He came a very close second in 2018’s presidential election. It’s an election which comes a ... Show More
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