Sierra Leone court gives green light for elections
By DW
01 April 2018 |
9:00 am
The West African nation’s presidential run-off can go ahead as planned. The vote was delayed after the ruling party filed suit, claiming that the opposition had engaged in fraud during the first round earlier this month.
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