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Sierra Leone, Guinea Border Town Dispute Resurfaces

Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio has called on the sub-regional bloc Ecowas to intervene in a potential conflict between his country and its neighbour Guinea. Addressing an Ecowas summit of heads of state, Bio said that Guinean troops were encroaching into his country's territory, citing a border village called Yenga which has been the subject of a long-standing dispute between the two countries. The row over its ownership started after Sierra Leone's civil war in 2002, when Yenga was a base for Guinean troops who served among foreign intervention forces in the eleven year civil war.

  • West Africa:   Sierra Leone Says Guinea Encroaching On Its Territory

    Nation, 24 January 2021

    Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio on Saturday called on the sub-regional bloc Ecowas (Economic Community of West African States) to intervene in a potential conflict… Read more »

  • Sierra Leone:  Guinea, Sierra Leone Demilitarize Yenga

    Sierra Leone Government, 28 July 2012

    The government of the Republic of Sierra Leone and the government of the Republic of Guinea have on Friday 27th July 2012 signed a joint declaration for the demilitarization of the… Read more »

  • Sierra Leone:  Yenga Isn't Free, Tom Nyuma Says

    Concord, 20 October 2011

    Chairman of Kailahun District Council which controls Yenga has disclosed to Concord Times that Guinean troops still occupy the disputed border town despite newspaper reports that… Read more »

  • Sierra Leone:  Guinea Not Ready to Give Up Yenga

    Concord, 14 June 2012

    The fate of Sierra Leoneans in the disputed border town of Yenga is still dicey as there are no signs that the Guineans are ready to leave despite continuous government assurances… Read more »

  • Sierra Leone:  Avoiding Another Border Crisis

    Concord, 20 April 2006

    Many people in Sierra Leone, including passionate writers who pick issue with the growing concerns of security threats in the Eastern border town of Yenga in Kailahun district,… Read more »

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