Politics force Sierra Leonean governor out

Samura Kamara, an International Monetary Fund executive and a former finance ministry official, has replaced James Rogers as the governor of the Bank of Sierra Leone, a public relations officer told Central Bank News on Friday.

The public relations officer said that the new political administration, which came to power on 17 September, had replaced Rogers for "no specific reason".

Local news sources said that both Rogers and his deputy, Mohamed Fofanah - who has also left - were seen as

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