All People’s Congress (APC)
After disputed elections in Sierra Leone, parliament’s functioning is in question
Observers have questioned the credibility of the results of the most violent election since the civil war. The opposition has said it will not participate in parliamentary proceedings, which means the body will lack the two-thirds majority needed to pass statutory instruments
Sierra Leone’s president threatens further crackdown on protesters after security forces kill 21
Even as his own government’s data shows record rise in consumer prices, President Julius Maad Bio described the protests against the soaring cost of living crisis as an insurrection and vowed to “crack down hard”