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Sierra Leone Election Observers Flag 'Statistical Inconsistencies'
By Reuters (registration required)
European election observers in Sierra Leone said there were "statistical inconsistencies" in the presidential results published by the electoral commission, which declared President Julius Maada Bio the winner of Saturday's vote.
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Wagner Mercenaries Will Not Be Withdrawn from Africa, Says Russia
By Jason Burke | The Guardian (free)
Sergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, has moved to reassure allies in Africa that thousands of Wagner group fighters deployed to the continent will not be withdrawn after the mutiny led by their commander Yevgeny Prigozhin over the weekend.
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Sierra Leone’s President Re-Elected, Barely Avoiding a Runoff
By Elian Peltier | The New York Times
President Julius Maada Bio won re-election in the West African nation of Sierra Leone on Tuesday, a result rejected by his main opponent and questioned by some observers who cited a lack of transparency in the vote tallying.
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U.N. Peacekeeping Mission in Mali Set to End on June 30
By David Lewis and Edward Mcallister | Reuters (registration required)
A decade-long United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali is set to end on June 30, diplomats said on Tuesday, ahead of a Security Council vote on a draft resolution that will give the 13,000-strong operation six months to withdraw.
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