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Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio has declared the prevalence of rape and sexual violence in the country as a national emergency. According to police statistics, recorded cases of sexual and gender-based violence almost doubled last year, reaching over 8,500. President Bio told Umaru Fofana that every means within the law will be used to stop the offence. (Image: President Julius Maada Bio Credit: Getty Images)