Small African nation has now seen a line of good elections as Sierra Leone reelects President

Sierra Leone’s Koroma promises jobs, growth in second term

AFP – Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Koroma vowed to transform the fortunes of the war-scarred nation with more jobs and development after his convincing re-election victory. Koroma swept to a second term with 58 percent of votes in a poll last week that observers praised as peaceful and transparent. The United States congratulated Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Koroma Friday on his reelection, noting the democratic progress the west African country has made since the end of a civil war a decade ago. “The people of Sierra Leone have made their voices heard,” White House spokesman Jay Carney said. | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles