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Nigeria nominates head of Guinea border force

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    Nigeria has nominated Brig-Gen Stephen Guar to head a West African force to be stationed along Guinea's troubled borders with Liberia and Sierra Leone, news agencies reported on Friday.

    However, the decision to have him head the 1,676 troops contributed by four West African countries would have to be given final clearance by the regional Economic Community of West Africa States, Reuters news agency reported.

    Nigeria is the biggest contributor to the force with 776 soldiers. The rest are coming from Mali, Niger and Senegal.

    When deployed, the force is expected to provide security on Guinea's borders with Liberia and Sierra Leone, an area of intense cross-border fighting since September 2000. Guinea and Liberia accuse each other of sponsoring armed groups to topple their governments.

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