Sunday, November 18, 2012

Sierra Leone: Voting concludes peacefully in presidential election - awaiting results

Voter casts ballot in Freetown, Sierra Leone

Citizens of Sierra Leone chose Saturday between keeping an incumbent president who has expanded health care and paved roads or electing an opposition candidate to lead this war-scarred nation still recovering a decade later despite its mineral riches.

The election marked the third presidential vote since the West African nation's 11-year conflict ended in 2002.

Voters said Saturday they wanted to demonstrate just how far Sierra Leone has

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