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Visit to Sierra Leone of Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel

  • 26 February 2017
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Youths display their voters ID cards in Freetown. Credit: UN

Following on my previous visit to Sierra Leone in November last year, I have just concluded a five day visit in order to continue consultations on preparations for the presidential and parliamentary elections announced to take place on 7 March 2018.

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