File images of Sierra Leonian presidential candidate Samura Kamara of the incumbent All Peoples Congress (APC)

Security was tight on Wednesday in Sierra Leone's capital, after riot police put down skirmishes amid political tensions on Election Day.

Voters were choosing between 16 candidates, though the...

The ruling party candidate seeking to succeed President Ernest Bai Koroma as Sierra Leone's president claims he is his boss's biggest legacy to the country as election campaigning wraps up

A few days before the first round of the presidential and legislative elections candidates are campaigning all around Sierra Leone

SLPP candidate Julius Maada Bio cast his ballot in Freetown as Sierra Leoneans picked their next president Wednesday

Voting is under way in Sierra Leone's presidential election with many craving economic change and a boost to living standards in one of the world's poorest countries

As Sierra Leoneans go to the polls in a general election to pick a new president many crave improved services a reduction in corruption and a boost to living standards in one of the world's poorest countries

Sierra Leone is holding general elections this Wednesday but for some hopes of change seem remote

Counting began on Wednesday in Sierra Leone following a general election as the residence of an opposition leader was raided by police

The Red Cross continues to help people in Freetown affected by the heavy rains that triggered the partial collapse of a hillside and engulfed entire homes

Julius Maada Bio 53 a former coup maker who once apologised for exactions carried out by his comrades is taking a second stab at leading Sierra Leone as a civilian

Sierra Leone's High Court sat Monday to consider an injunction granted to a lawyer linked to the ruling party that delays Tuesday's presidential election until fraud allegations are resolved

Campaigning for Sierra Leone's presidential election ends tonight for the two parties qualified for a runoff poll scheduled for Tuesday

Sierra Leone's High Court on Monday lifted an order that had halted the country's presidential runoff although the electoral commission has requested a brief postponement after losing valuable time to prepare the vote

Sierra Leone chooses a new president on Saturday following a delay caused by a ruling party backed court case over alleged electoral fraud spiking tensions following an already fractious campaign

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Sierra Leone's ruling All People's Congress (APC) vice presidential candidate Chernor Bah votes in the second round of the country's presidential elections

In Sierra Leone Samura Kamara, the candidate of the ruling party APC casts his ballot in his hometown of Kamalo during the second round of the presidential election

Election officials in Sierra Leone begin counting ballots in the delayed run off presidential election between opposition challenger Julius Maada Bio of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) and Samura Kamara of the ruling All Peoples...

Voting begins in Sierra Leone in the final round of a delayed run off presidential election after a campaign marked by verbal sparring sporadic violence and a last-minute legal battle

Voters in Sierra Leone react as the country heads to the polls to pick the successor of incumbent President Ernest Bai Koroma who will leave office after a decade in power

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday accused the United States of trying to topple what it called the "legitimate government" of Venezuela headed by President Nicolas Maduro.

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