As world leaders acknowledge his victory in a bitterly fought election, Sierra Leone’s new President Julius Maada Bio, has affirmed his commitment to “national unity, cohesion and disciplined leadership.”“(Be) rest assured that I will be President of all Sierra Leoneans. I will promote national unity, cohesion and disciplined leadership,” he declared, shortly after being sworn in late Wednesday. Both men emerged front runners up from the first round general elections of March 7, with Bio scoring 43% and Kamara 42%. In total, ECOWAS deployed 110 Long-term and Short-term observers led by Prof. Amos Sawyer, Liberia’s former Interim president for the first round and run-off elections in Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone is on the bottom of Human Development index, with one of the highest rates of infant and child mortality and about 70% of its seven million population living below poverty line.

Source: GNN Liberia April 07, 2018 08:26 UTC