Sierra Leone leader replaced

FREETOWN Sierra Leone's head of state, Capt Valentine Strasser, has been replaced by his deputy, Capt Julius Maada Bio, state…

FREETOWN Sierra Leone's head of state, Capt Valentine Strasser, has been replaced by his deputy, Capt Julius Maada Bio, state radio said yesterday.

The announcement was made by the West African country's Director of Defence Information, Lieut Col Karifa Kargbo.