Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz 

Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio arrives to address the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz 

Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz 

Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz 

President of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio speaks during the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit 2023, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 18, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar 

President of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio speaks during the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit 2023, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 18, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar 

President of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio speaks during the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit 2023, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 18, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar 

Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of Sierra Leone Julius Maada and Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye attend the Africa Climate Summit (ACS) 2023 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, Kenya, September 5, 2023. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi 

Kenya's President William Ruto and the President of Sierra Leone Julius Maada walk after the opening ceremony of the Africa Climate Summit (ACS) 2023 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, Kenya, September 4, 2023. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi 

Kenya's President William Ruto and President of Sierra Leone Julius Maada walk after the opening ceremony of the Africa Climate Summit (ACS) 2023 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, Kenya, September 4, 2023. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi 

Ballots are displayed at a polling station, after polls closed, on the day of the national election, in Freetown, Sierra Leone, June 24, 2023. REUTERS/Cooper Inveen 

Election workers count ballots at a polling station, after polls closed, on the day of the national election, in Freetown, Sierra Leone, June 24, 2023. REUTERS/Cooper Inveen 

A military police member looks on, as an election worker counts ballots at a polling station, after polls closed, on the day of the national election, in Freetown, Sierra Leone, June 24, 2023. REUTERS/Cooper Inveen 

Election workers count ballots at a polling station, after polls closed, on the day of the national election, in Freetown, Sierra Leone, June 24, 2023. REUTERS/Cooper Inveen 

Election workers count ballots at a polling station after polls closed on the day of the national election, in Freetown, Sierra Leone, June 24, 2023. REUTERS/Cooper Inveen 

Election workers count ballots at a polling station, after polls closed, on the day of the national election, in Freetown, Sierra Leone, June 24, 2023. REUTERS/Cooper Inveen 

Election workers count ballots at a polling station, after polls closed, on the day of the national election, in Freetown, Sierra Leone, June 24, 2023. REUTERS/Cooper Inveen 

A voter gets his nail inked after casting his ballot for the national elections at a polling station in Freetown, Sierra Leone, June 24, 2023. REUTERS/Cooper Inveen 

A voter casts her ballot for the national election at a polling station in Freetown, Sierra Leone, June 24, 2023. REUTERS/Cooper Inveen 

A voter casts her ballot for the national election at a polling station in Freetown, Sierra Leone, June 24, 2023. REUTERS/Cooper Inveen 

A voter holds a ballot, while sitting in the voting booth, as she takes part in the national election at a polling station in Freetown, Sierra Leone, June 24, 2023. REUTERS/Cooper Inveen 

A voter casts his ballot for the national election at a polling station in Freetown, Sierra Leone, June 24, 2023. REUTERS/Cooper Inveen 

A voter casts his ballot for the national election at a polling station in Freetown, Sierra Leone, June 24, 2023. REUTERS/Cooper Inveen 

Sierra Leone's President and ruling party candidate Julius Maada Bio speaks to journalists after casting his vote for national elections at a polling station in Freetown, Sierra Leone, June 24, 2023. REUTERS/Cooper Inveen 

Sierra Leone's President and ruling party candidate Julius Maada Bio speaks to journalists after casting his vote for national elections at a polling station in Freetown, Sierra Leone, June 24, 2023. REUTERS/Cooper Inveen 

People wait to cast their votes for the national election at a polling station in Freetown, Sierra Leone, June 24, 2023. REUTERS/Cooper Inveen 

People wait to cast their votes for the national election at a polling station in Freetown, Sierra Leone, June 24, 2023. REUTERS/Cooper Inveen 

People wait to cast their votes for the national election at a polling station in Freetown, Sierra Leone, June 24, 2023. REUTERS/Cooper Inveen 

Voters wait to cast their votes for the national election at a polling station in Freetown, Sierra Leone, June 24, 2023. REUTERS/Cooper Inveen 

Sierra Leone's opposition leader and presidential candidate for the All People's Congress (APC) party, Dr. Samura Kamara, poses with his supporters at his home in Freetown, Sierra Leone, June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Cooper Inveen 

Supporters of Sierra Leone's opposition leader and presidential candidate for the All People's Congress (APC) party, Dr. Samura Kamara, wipe rain drops from his campaign poster in Freetown, Sierra Leone June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Cooper Inveen 

Electoral campaign posters are seen ahead of presidential election in Freetown, Sierra Leone June 22, 2023. REUTERS/ Cooper Inveen 

Supporters of Sierra Leone's ruling party sit in front of the party headquarters in Freetown, Sierra Leone June 22, 2023. REUTERS/ Cooper Inveen 

Electoral campaign poster of President Julius Maada Bio and his running mate, Vice President Juldeh Jalloh, seen ahead of presidential election in Freetown, Sierra Leone June 22, 2023. REUTERS/ Cooper Inveen 

An iconic giant tropical tree fell after a heavy rainstorm in Freetown, Sierra Leone May 24, 2023. REUTERS/Umaru Fofana 

An iconic giant tropical tree fell after a heavy rainstorm in Freetown, Sierra Leone May 24, 2023. REUTERS/Umaru Fofana 

Sierra Leone President Julius Mada Bio arrives for the 36th Ordinary session of the Assembly of the African Union at the African Union Commission Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia February 18, 2023. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria Cui Jianchun, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, President of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio, President of the ECOWAS Commission Omar Alieu Touray, Minister of Federal Capital Territory Mohammed Bello meet at the ground breaking ceremony of the new Ecowas secretariat in Abuja, Nigeria December 4, 2022. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde REFILE-CORRECTING TOURAY'S DESIGNATION 

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio, President of the ECOWAS Commission Omar Alieu Touray, Minister of Federal Capital Territory Mohammed Bello meet at the ground breaking ceremony of the new Ecowas secretariat in Abuja, Nigeria December 4, 2022. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde REFILE-CORRECTING TOURAY'S DESIGNATION 

Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria Cui Jianchun, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, President of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio, President of the ECOWAS Commission Omar Alieu Touray, Minister of Federal Capital Territory Mohammed Bello meet at the ground breaking ceremony of the new Ecowas secretariat in Abuja, Nigeria December 4, 2022. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde REFILE-CORRECTING TOURAY'S DESIGNATION 

Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria Cui Jianchun, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, President of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio, President of the ECOWAS Commission Omar Alieu Touray, Minister of Federal Capital Territory Mohammed Bello meet at the ground breaking ceremony of the new Ecowas secretariat in Abuja, Nigeria December 4, 2022. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde REFILE-CORRECTING TOURAY'S DESIGNATION 

Britain's Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, Belgium's Queen Mathilde, Britain's Queen Camilla, Jordan's Queen Rania, Denmark's Crown Princess Mary, Sierra Leone's first lady Fatima Maada Bio, and Ukraine's first lady Olena Zelenska pose for a photograph, during a reception to raise awareness of violence against women and girls as part of the UN 16 days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, at Buckingham Palace, in London, November 29, 2022. Kin Cheung/Pool via REUTERS 

President of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio addresses the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Segar 

President of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio is escorted to the podium to address the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Segar 

President of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio addresses the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Segar 

Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio signs a guest book as he meets with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres at U.N. headquarters, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. Craig Ruttle/Pool via REUTERS 

Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio meets with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres at U.N. headquarters, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. Craig Ruttle/Pool via REUTERS 

Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio meets with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres at U.N. headquarters, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. Craig Ruttle/Pool via REUTERS 

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 18: High Commissioner of Sierra Leone, Dr Morie Komba Manyeh (L) and Fatima Jabbe-Bio, First Lady of Sierra Leone, pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II's flag-draped coffin lying in state on the catafalque at Westminster Hall on September 18, 2022 in London, England. Chip Somodevilla/Pool via REUTERS 

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 18: Fatima Bio, First Lady of Sierra Leone, pays her respects to Queen Elizabeth II's flag-draped coffin lying in state on the catafalque at Westminster Hall on September 18, 2022 in London, England. Chip Somodevilla/Pool via REUTERS 

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 18: High Commissioner of Sierra Leone, Dr Morie Komba Manyeh (L) and Fatima Bio, First Lady of Sierra Leone, pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II's flag-draped coffin lying in state on the catafalque at Westminster Hall on September 18, 2022 in London, England. Chip Somodevilla/Pool via REUTERS 

High Commissioner of Sierra Leone, Dr Morie Komba, signs a book of condolence at Lancaster House in London, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Picture date: Saturday September 17, 2022. David Parry/Pool via REUTERS 

High Commissioner of Sierra Leone, Dr Morie Komba, signs a book of condolence at Lancaster House in London, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Picture date: Saturday September 17, 2022. David Parry/Pool via REUTERS 

Cordelia Stronge, 56, from Sierra Leone, stands in a queue to pay her respects to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, following her death, in London, Britain September 16, 2022. "The Queen meant a lot to me because from back home, we've known her since we were children," Stronge said. "Sierra Leone, where I come from, was a colony under the British Empire. So she means a lot to us." REUTERS/Carlos Barria SEARCH "BARRIA PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Sierra Leone's former President Ernest Bai Koroma and Former Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete attend an international observers briefing on Kenya's general election organised by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) in Nairobi, Kenya August 11, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi 

Sierra Leone's former President Ernest Bai Koroma addresses an international observers briefing on Kenya's general election organised by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) in Nairobi, Kenya August 11, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi 

Sierra Leone's former President Ernest Bai Koroma attends an international observers briefing on Kenya's general election organised by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) in Nairobi, Kenya August 11, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi 

Protesters shout as they face riot police during anti-government protests in Freetown, Sierra Leone August 10, 2022. REUTERS/Umaru Fofana 

Riot police members patrol the street during anti-government protests in Freetown, Sierra Leone August 10, 2022. REUTERS/Umaru Fofana 

Riot police patrol as they pass smoke rising from a roadblock during anti-government protests in Freetown, Sierra Leone August 10, 2022. REUTERS/Umaru Fofana