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    A road linking Conakry to Freetown has now been reopened after being closed for years by Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels, a source at an official news organisation in Guinea told IRIN on Monday. “Passengers can again move freely along this route,” the source said.

    The section of road that had been subject to RUF attacks ran from the Guinean border town of Pamelap to Kambia in Sierra Leone. The highway is to be patrolled jointly by Guinean and Sierra Leonean troops, who will also oversee border security, the source said, adding that the chiefs of staff of both countries met recently - in preparation of a summit by presidents Lansana Conte and Ahmad Tejan Kabbah - and worked out details of the joint patrols.

    Presidents Conte of Guinea and Kabbah of Sierra Leone met in Pamelap on Sunday, in a largely symbolic encounter, but one which reinforced an existing non-aggression accord and the renewed sense of security in this border area, the source said.

    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

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