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Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio is re-elected with 56.17 percent to serve a second term, the head of the electoral commission says. His main challenger Samura Kamara comes second with 41.16 percent of the vote, according to final results announced in Freetown by commission chief Mohamed Kenewui Konneh. SOUNDBITE
Sierra Leone's president Julius Maada Bio visits the site of a fuel tanker explosion which killed 98 people in the capital Freetown. Speaking to the crowds, Bio says "we are going to take care of the ones that lost their lives and as a community let us come together and learn from this." IMAGES
Opposition leader Julius Maada Bio is announced as the winner of the presidential election in Sierra Leone. He will succeed to president Ernest Bai Koroma, who will leave office after a decade in power. SOUNDBITE
The president of Sierra Leone, a member of the Commonwealth, pays its respect to the United Kingdom's ambassador over the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. IMAGES
Sierra Leone holds a general election to pick a new president in a climate of voter frustration with the two parties that have ruled since independence. IMAGES of polls opening, people voting