APRNEWS - Julius Maada Bio held his final rally in the capital before the polls open on Saturday (June 24).

Voters will also elect MPs and local councils.

Julius Maada Bio is one of 13 candidates vying for the top office. The Sierra Leone People's Party nominee called for a peaceful election at the end of a tense campaign.

APRNEWS - The brutal rape of a young girl by her uncle in Sierra Leone became the rallying point for a campaign that on Thursday pushed President Julius Maada Bio to declare the prevalence of sexual violence a national emergency.

APRNEWS - With democratic culture – specifically electing leaders via the ballot box gaining grounds across Africa, elections continue to be routinely held across the continent each year.

2018 had its fair share of presidential elections, producing a number of new leaders whiles some incumbents also secured re-election.

APRNEWS - Sierra Leone’s president, Julius Maada Bio has said his government will introduce the students’ loan scheme that will provide loans facilities to deserving students to access higher education across the country.