Sierra Leone leader sacks vice president

[WorldNews]

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Sierra Leone leader Ernest Bai Koroma began the search for a new deputy and potential successor on Wednesday after sacking his vice-president in a bid to end a political crisis engulfing the fragile nation. Samuel Sam-Sumana's dismissal comes almost two weeks after he was expelled from the governing All People's Congress (APC) and went into hiding, claiming he was in danger and asking for asylum in the United States. Koroma said he was relieving Sam-Sumana "of the duties and from the office of vice president of Sierra Leone with immediate effect". The president said he was in talks with his party to find a replacement for Sam-Sumana, his running mate in successful 2007 and 2012 presidential campaigns.

 

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