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

More reinforcements roll in

[Burundi] Burundi refugees lining up at the Kobero border crossing between Ngara, Tanzania, and Muyinga province in Burundi. UNHCR
Retour au pays natal : bon nombre de réfugiés retournent dans leurs pays, mais d'autres ont choisi de rester en Tanzanie
    ARUSHA

    Nigeria continued to pour more reinforcements into Freetown yesterday (Wednesday) raising the strength of the West African intervention force, ECOMOG, to at least 17,000 men, Reuters reported quoting an ECOMOG spokesman.

    It quoted the spokesman as saying that there could be a total of 20,000 ECOMOG troops in the country by the end of the week. An ECOMOG spokesman told IRIN yesterday that Nigeria had sent its reinforcements because most countries which were to contribute troops had not, so far, been able to do so, most likely because of financial problems. The Gambia and Mali have promised troops. Reuters reported that 200 Ghanaian troops had come from Liberia earlier in the week.

    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