Addis Ababa, 8 April 2018: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, welcomes the successful conduct of the presidential run-off election held in Sierra Leone on 31 March 2018. He congratulates the people of Sierra Leone on this achievement and commends the National Electoral Commission, as well as the political leaders, for their demonstrated spirit of responsibility, which ensured the peaceful and smooth conclusion of the electoral process. In this respect, he notes with satisfaction the meeting held on 7 April between the newly-elected President Julius Maada Bio and his challenger Samura Kamara, and their commitment to work together in the pursuit of Sierra Leone’s higher national interests. He applauds the acknowledgment by the latter of the outcome of the election and his commitment to democracy.
