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Sierra Leone is a country located in West Africa, known officially as the Republic of Sierra Leone.
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Sierra Leone is a country located in West Africa, known officially as the Republic of Sierra Leone.
The government of Sierra Leone is the governing authority of the Republic of Sierra Leone, as established by the Sierra Leone Constitution. The Sierra Leone government is divided into three branches: the executive, legislative and the judicial. The seat of government of Sierra Leone is in the capital Freetown.
The Economist Intelligence Unit rated Sierra Leone a " hybrid regime " in 2022. [1]
Sierra Leone is divided into provinces, districts, and chiefdoms. Sierra Leone has 3 rural provinces, plus a capital city administrative province. There are then 14 districts - 12 rural, 2 for the capital Freetown.
Sierra Leone is further divided into 149 chiefdoms. [2] The chiefdoms are hereditary, tribal units of local governance. [2] The World Bank sponsored the creation of elected local councils in 2004. [2]
Incumbent president Julius Maada Bio was re-elected with 56% of the vote, a result which was contested by the main opposition party, the All People's Congress, which demanded a rerun, citing "glaring irregularities". [3]
| Candidate | Running mate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Maada Bio | Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh | Sierra Leone People's Party | 1,566,932 | 56.17 | |
| Samura Kamara | Chernor Maju Bah | All People's Congress | 1,148,262 | 41.16 | |
| Mohamed Bah | Mariatu Saudatu Turay | National Democratic Alliance | 21,620 | 0.77 | |
| Charles Margai | Tony Hindolo Songa | People's Movement for Democratic Change | 16,012 | 0.57 | |
| Nabieu Kamara | Saidu Mannah | Peace and Liberation Party | 7,717 | 0.28 | |
| Abdulahi Saccoh | Alice Pyne | Revolutionary United Front | 6,796 | 0.24 | |
| Prince Coker | Ibrahim Jalloh | People's Democratic Party | 5,981 | 0.21 | |
| Iye Kakay | Ambrose Kobi | Alliance Democratic Party | 4,336 | 0.16 | |
| Saa Kabuta | Gabriel Samuka | United National People's Party | 4,059 | 0.15 | |
| Beresford Williams | Kadija Bangura | Republic National Independent Party | 2,692 | 0.10 | |
| Mohamed Jonjo | Kaday Johnson | Citizen's Democratic Party | 2,367 | 0.08 | |
| Mohamed Sowa-Turay | Olivette Walker | United Democratic Movement | 1,665 | 0.06 | |
| Jonathan Sandy | Komba Mbawa | National Unity and Reconciliation Party | 1,369 | 0.05 | |
| Total | 2,789,808 | 100.00 | |||
| Valid votes | 2,789,808 | 99.61 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 10,883 | 0.39 | |||
| Total votes | 2,800,691 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,374,258 | 83.00 | |||
| Source: Candidates ECSL | |||||
The Sierra Leone People's Party won 81 seats in Parliament while the All People's Congress won 54 seats. The Sierra Leone People's Party did much better in the Kono District than it did in the previous election, winning seven of ten seats in this election after winning none in the district in the last election. It also made gains in northern and western Sierra Leone. [4]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Sierra Leone People's Party | 1,578,259 | 56.68 | 81 | +32 | |
| All People's Congress | 1,113,882 | 40.00 | 54 | –14 | |
| National Grand Coalition | 18,169 | 0.65 | 0 | –4 | |
| People's Movement for Democratic Change | 17,390 | 0.62 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Democratic Alliance | 3,819 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Revolutionary United Front | 1,502 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peace and Liberation Party | 1,131 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Unity and Reconciliation Party | 1,000 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | |
| Republic National Independent Party | 560 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | |
| People's Democratic Party | 516 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 48,464 | 1.74 | 0 | −3 | |
| Paramount chiefs | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2,784,692 | 100.00 | 149 | +3 | |
| Valid votes | 2,784,692 | 99.60 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 11,189 | 0.40 | |||
| Total votes | 2,795,881 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,374,258 | 82.86 | |||
| Source: Sierra Loaded, Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone | |||||
Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It shares its southeastern border with Liberia and is bordered by Guinea to the north. With a land area of 71,740 km2 (27,699 sq mi), Sierra Leone has a tropical climate and with a variety of environments ranging from savannas to rainforests. According to the 2015 census, Sierra Leone has a population of 7,092,113, with Freetown serving as both the capital and largest city. The country is divided into five administrative regions, which are further subdivided into 16 districts.
Sierra Leone first became inhabited by indigenous African peoples at least 2,500 years ago. The Limba were the first tribe known to inhabit Sierra Leone. The dense tropical rainforest partially isolated the region from other West African cultures, and it became a refuge for peoples escaping violence and jihads. Sierra Leone was named by Portuguese explorer Pedro de Sintra, who mapped the region in 1462. The Freetown estuary provided a good natural harbour for ships to shelter and replenish drinking water, and gained more international attention as coastal and trans-Atlantic trade supplanted trans-Saharan trade.
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In August 2022, violent protests and riots broke out in Sierra Leone. The protests were concentrated in the capital, Freetown, and in the north, including Makeni and Kamakwie. The protests were triggered by the nation's cost of living crisis. A nationwide curfew was implemented. At least twenty-seven civilians and six police officers died in the protests.
Events in the year 2023 in Sierra Leone.
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