Afrigather Sierra Leone has lifted a curfew imposed on Sunday following an assault by armed males on a army barracks and prisons within the capital Freetown.
A brand new night time curfew will start each day from 9 pm to six am native time “till additional discover” authorities stated.
President Julius Maada Bio addressed the nation on Sunday night time, calling on the nation’s political and conventional leaders and civil society to work to protect peace. He stated that many of the leaders behind the unrest had been arrested and added that calm has been restored.
Sierra Leone has been on edge since Bio was re-elected in June this 12 months, in a vote rejected by the primary opposition candidate and questioned by worldwide companions.
Sunday’s assault has deepened rigidity in west and central African amid a surge of coups within the area lately.
The Financial Group of West African States condemned what it referred to as an try by sure people to “disturb constitutional order” within the nation.
