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In this first episode, we follow the mayor of Freetown in Sierra Leone, to understand what motivates her and observe the challenges she faces as she bids for re-election.

As she starts her campaign, the mayor finds herself on the frontline of a democratic crisis. Filmed during a year of mounting intimidation and violence, this documentary follows Aki-Sawyerr as she fights to win a second term amid one of Sierra Leone's most fiercely contested elections since the end of the country's bloody civil war.

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Sun 17 Mar 2024 15:30GMT

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