SIERRA Leone President Julius Maada Bio secured victory in the West African country's presidential election with more than 56% of the votes to avoid a run-off against main rival Samura Kamara, the electoral commission said. Bio, 59, was running for re-election after a first term marred by growing frustration over economic hardship. "I hereby certify that Bio Julius Maada having polled... 56.17% of the total valid vote cast ... is elected president," Sierra Leone's chief electoral commissioner Mohamed Kenewui Konneh said. Kamara, 72, who suffered a narrow defeat in the 2018 election, received about 41% of the votes this time.…