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ECOWAS chiefs meet in Abuja

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    The chiefs of staff of four West African countries with troops serving with the ECOMOG peacekeeping force in Sierra Leone, met in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Thursday to discuss financial and logistical issues.

    PANA news agency, quoting a statement by the Economic Community of African States (ECOWAS), said the one-day meeting would also discuss the relationship between ECOWAS and the ECOMOG high command, command and control of participating troops and rules of engagement.

    Other issues on the agenda included contributions to training and
    development of the armed forces of Sierra Leone and alleged reports of human rights abuses by ECOMOG soldiers.

    ECOMOG was set up in 1990 by ECOWAS and relocated to Freetown after the seven year civil war in Liberia. It is currently made up of some 10,000 troops from Ghana, Guinea, and Mali with Nigeria supplying the largest contingent.

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