Sierra Leone officially has a new president! On August 11, elections took place. However, none of the candidates received enough votes to actually win, so a run-off election was scheduled between the top 2 candidates.
Ernest Bai Koroma of the All People's Congress (APC) won with 53% of the total votes compared to 44% for the outgoing Vice President, Solomon Berewa.
Here's a good article from the BBC with more info: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7000059.stm
From what I'm hearing, it sounds like people are hopeful about this new president. Let's pray for positive change in Sierra Leone!
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