FREETOWN, Feb 25 (AFP): Sierra Leone goes to the polls on March 7 for a general election that will select a new president, parliament and local councils.
With President Ernest Bai Koroma stepping down after a decade in power marred by corruption, an Ebola outbreak and deadly mudslides, what are the main issues facing the West African country's 3.1 million voters?
Sierra Leone is dominated by a two-party system comprising the ruling All Peoples Congress party (APC) and opposition Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP).
A new party, the National Grand Coalition (NGC), was formed by its presidential candidate Kandeh Yumkella when he broke away from the SLPP.
Five issues to dominate Sierra Leone's election
FE Team | Published: February 25, 2018 21:17:30
Five issues to dominate Sierra Leone's election
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