Search
  1. Home
  2. West Africa
  3. Sierra Leone

Kabbah appeals to RUF

    ABIDJAN

    In an address to the nation on state radio on Sunday, Sierra Leonean President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah appealed to the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels to lay down their weapons and join the peace process.

    “On behalf of the government and peace-loving people of this country, I would like to assure them that now, more than ever before, they have no reason to hang on to their weapons. They have no reason to be afraid. Their safety is assured,” Kabbah said.

    He told RUF combatants, their allies and field commanders that “the cause for which the RUF had been fighting is lost for ever,” and said there was no longer any reason for them to detain foreign nationals.

    At the time of his speech over 100 of about 500 UN peacekeepers detained by the RUF for nearly two weeks were released to the Liberian authorities.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

    Share this article

    Our ability to deliver compelling, field-based reporting on humanitarian crises rests on a few key principles: deep expertise, an unwavering commitment to amplifying affected voices, and a belief in the power of independent journalism to drive real change.

    We need your help to sustain and expand our work. Your donation will support our unique approach to journalism, helping fund everything from field-based investigations to the innovative storytelling that ensures marginalised voices are heard.

    Please consider joining our membership programme. Together, we can continue to make a meaningful impact on how the world responds to crises.

    Become a member of The New Humanitarian

    Support our journalism and become more involved in our community. Help us deliver informative, accessible, independent journalism that you can trust and provides accountability to the millions of people affected by crises worldwide.

    Join