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Countdown to Sierra Leone's Fifth General Election

The nation is heading to the polls and the stakes are high as a new president, parliament and local councils will be chosen. Each presidential contender is fighting for a position that has been plagued by corruption, the mismanagement of the Ebola outbreak and devastating mudslides.

Sierra Leone: Countdown to the Country's Fifth General Election

This is Africa, 5 March 2018

Sierra Leone is headed to the polls and the stakes are high as the country selects a new president, parliament and local councils. Each presidential contender is fighting for a… Read more »

Photo: J. Patinkin/VOA

Campaign banners hang from the balconies of the Sierra Leone People's Party headquarters in Bo, Sierra Leone

West Africa: Ecowas Inducts Volunteers From Ghana, Benin, Sierra Leone and Nigeria

FrontPageAfrica, 22 February 2018

The ECOWAS National Office at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning in partnership with the ECOWAS Volunteers program on Monday, February 19, 2018 inducted twenty… Read more »
Liberia: Sierra Leone - Can the 'Lion Mountain' Ever Roar Again?

Observer, 28 February 2018

After the recent fiercely contested presidential election in Liberia, world attention has turned to neighbouring Sierra Leone, which has its own crucial vote on 7th of March 2018.… Read more »
Sierra Leone: The Nation to Vote for New President, Parliament

VOA, 6 March 2018

Ecked in red, green, and yellow, supporters of Sierra Leone’s biggest parties wrap up their campaigns this week, before general elections on Wednesday. Up for grabs is the… Read more »