Freetown Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr and other elected APC councillors take oath of office

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Freetown Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr and other elected APC councillors take oath of office

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 October 2023: Elected APC mayors and local ward councillors have commenced taking their oath of office to mark their official return to governance in Sierra Leone, after a three-month boycott, following the announcement of the June 24, 2023 elections which the main opposition APC says were [Read More]

Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

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