Ethnic groups in Sierra Leone Temne predominate in the Northern Sierra Leone and the areas around the capital of Sierra Leone. The vast majority of Temne are Muslims, with a small Christian minority. The Temne are thought to have come from Futa Jallon, which is in present-day Guinea. Sierra Leone's former president Ernest Bai Koroma is the first ethnic Temne to be elected to the office. The majority of the Temne support the All People's Congress (APC). A major ethnic group are the Mende, at about 33% of Sierra Leone's population. The Mende predominate in the Southern Province and Eastern Sierra Leone (with the exception
Sierra Leone the ruling All People's Congress in the country's tightly contested 2018 presidential election. Bio replaced outgoing President Ernest Bai Koroma after Bio was sworn into office on 4 April 2018 by Chief Justice Abdulai Cham. Bio is the leader of the Sierra Leone People's Party, the current ruling party in Sierra Leone. Next to the president is the Vice-president, who is the second-highest ranking government official in the executive branch of the Sierra Leone Government. As designated by the Sierra Leone Constitution, the vice-president is to become the new president of Sierra Leone upon the death, resignation, or removal of