Sierra Leone Election Series: US speaks on relationship with Sierra Leone

’s Global Conflict Index , Sierra Leone ranks in the top five most peaceful countries in Sub-Saharan Africa ahead of Zambia. Ghana, The Gambia, Botswana, and Mauritius placed in the top 4 spots. However, the report published that Sierra Leone is listed as “likely to experience increasing levels of violence over the next decade” because it had experienced a “Positive Peace deficit in 2020.”

Sierra Leonean activists expressed their sentiments in a Twitter Spaces event titled, “The Road to Sierra Leone’s Elections,” held 8 June. “As citizens, we are being asked to hold off and restrict our rights … so what kind of democracy do you think we’re building in #SierraLeone? The ground that we have been building is now eroding because our rights are being held hostage,” said Ishmael Beah.

“The police in #SierraLeone, as we move into elections, and thinking about post-election …immediate efforts need to made to reform them and get them back on track. The right protest have been outright denied,” said @cellasey [Marcella Samba-Sesay] on @ResistBureau.PREMIUM TIMES asked the US Department of State to comment on where the U.S.-Sierra Leone relationship stands ahead of its 24 June elections.

A State Department Spokesperson: During the US-Africa Leaders’ Summit in December 2022, President Biden met a wide range of African Leaders, including President Bio, to discuss our vital partnerships with African nations. President Biden met with President Bio and other African leaders whose countries have presidential elections in 2023 to discuss their countries’ upcoming elections at a critical time for democracy globally.

Pearl Matibe is a Washington, DC-based White House Correspondent, and media commentator with expertise in US foreign policy and international security. You may follow her on Twitter: @PearlMatibe

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