The Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) on Thursday "commended the big political and military role played by ECOWAS in bringing back stability and security to Sierra Leone, chasing the rebellion away from the capital and restoring constitutional legality to President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah".
In the final recommendations of its 26th ministerial session, held in Ouagadougou from 28 June to 1 July, the OIC also "condemned the rebels' savagery and blatant violations of human rights".
The conference, attended by more than 600 participants, "expressed sustained support to the programme of President Kabbah's government, which aims at reaching a peaceful settlement of the political crisis though negotiations", according to its final communique.
The OIC, 26 of whose 56 member countries are in Africa, "urged all member states and international and Islamic institutions to provide urgent assistance to the government of Sierra Leone to tackle the immense problems affecting the country" and "support neighbouring countries which give refuge to huge numbers of refugees from Sierra Leone".
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