Sierra Leone-Ivory Coast: West African Leaders Meet For Emergency Talks Over Renewed Conflict In Sierra Leone

Record ID: 3970

  • Title: Sierra Leone-Ivory Coast: West African Leaders Meet For Emergency Talks Over Renewed Conflict In Sierra Leone
  • Date: 1st March 1998
  • Summary: West African states have met for emergency talks over renewed conflict in Sierra Leone but announced no new initiative on ending a war that is again threatening the capital Freetown. Nigeria called the emergency meeting in response to mounting pressure from rebels who are fighting to topple Sierra Leone's elected President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah. The Freetown government is protected by a 10,000-strong regional force dominated and funded largely by Nigeria. Nigerian Foreign Minister Ignatius Olisemeka's statement to the one-day meeting in Ivory Coast on 28 December 1998 suggested Nigeria was getting impatient with failed promises of troop contributions by other states. Regional diplomats have expressed fear that a new civilian government due to take over in Nigeria in May 1999 might review the regional superpower's commitment to peacekeeping in West Africa. NOTE: Date is approximate. This clip may contain footage from multiple events; exact date or dates may be unknown.
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  • Location: IVORY COAST COTE D'IVOIRE ABIDJAN
  • Reuters ID: LDL00128I8E9J
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