Sierra Leone drops treason charges against former President Ernest Bai Koroma

Sierra Leone's government has dropped treason charges against ex-President Ernest Bai Koroma over his alleged involvement in a 2023 coup attempt.

• Sierra Leone's government announced it has dropped treason charges against former President Ernest Bai Koroma.
• Koroma has consistently denied involvement in the November 2023 attempted coup, which saw gunmen storm a military armoury and prisons.
• Koroma, in a statement on Tuesday, expressed gratitude to President Julius Maada Bio and other regional leaders for their support.
• The attorney general's office confirmed Koroma is now free to return to Sierra Leone after living in exile in Nigeria since January 2024.