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OAU delegation assesses infrastructure

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    A delegation from the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) comprising
    representatives from Libya, Nigeria and South Africa, is in Sierra Leone to
    assess infrastructural needs, the UN Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) said
    in a news release.

    Delegation leader Amadu Ali said on Wednesday during a courtesy call to UN representative Oluyemi Adeniji that the three countries had promised at an OAU summit to help Sierra Leone repair infrastructure damaged during the war. Ali added that they were expecting material assistance and logistics from South Africa while other countries had also promised support.

    Adeniji, who is the special representative of the UN
    Secretary-General in Sierra Leone, briefed the delegation on the peace
    process, emphasising the importance of projects for ex-combatants to help
    them to be fully reintegrated into society. He said that for Sierra Leonean government authority to be re-established a lot of resources must be
    mobilised for rehabilitation. "This is where organisations and countries
    like yours can come in," UNAMSIL reported Adeniji as saying.

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