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Sierra Leone ex-president returns home after treason charges dropped

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Former Sierra Leonean President Ernest Bai Koroma has returned to his home country after treason charges against him were dropped. Koroma had left for Nigeria in 2024 following charges related to a 2023 army uprising. His return was accompanied by Nigerian ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo and Nigerian Foreign Minister Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, and he was welcomed by Sierra Leonean officials and members of his party. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Sierra Leone ex-president returns to country after treason case dropped

    Former Sierra Leone president Ernest Bai Koroma returned to his home country on Sunday, where authorities welcomed him after treason charges against him over an alleged coup attempt were dropped. Koroma had left for Nigeria in 2024, days after being charged with treason and other…

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