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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 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
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 the first round on March 7, Julius Maada Bio of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) had a narrow edge over APC candidate Samura Kamara. IMAGES
Ghana's ruling NPP party elects the country's Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia as their candidate for the 2024 presidential ballot, according to results from primaries read by an electoral commission official. SOUNDBITE TO COMPLETE VIDI33ZV83L_EN
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.