West Africa: Opposition Party Executive Released After Spending a Night in Detention

The National Secretary General of the All People’s Congress (APC), Lansana Dumbuya Esq, was detained on February 4, 2026, by the Sierra Leonean Police after delivering a public address during a gathering of APC supporters at the Atouga Stadium in Freetown on January 31, 2026.

In his speech, he reiterated the party’s longstanding concerns about the conduct and outcome of the 2023 general elections, particularly the failure to publish disaggregated polling-station results. Dumbuya maintained that…