I have just concluded a three-day visit to Sierra Leone, during which I had a fruitful exchange of views with various stakeholders in the context of the preparations for the presidential and parliamentary elections due to take place in early 2018.

On the occasion of the high-level segment of the General Assembly, we spoke with the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, about the challenges the region is facing, the economic growth that comes from good go