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The violence sparked fears of another coup in West Africa, where Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Guinea have all experienced putsches since 2020
A West African delegation led by the leaders of Senegal and Ghana was in Sierra Leone recently to lay the groundwork for a security mission in the wake of an alleged coup attempt in November. On November 26, armed attackers stormed a military armoury, two barracks, two prisons, and two police stations, clashing with security forces.
Twenty-one people were killed and hundreds of prisoners escaped before authorities were able to regain control after what they deemed a coup attempt by members of the armed forces. The violence sparked fears of another coup in West Africa, where Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Guinea have all experienced putsches since 2020.
A recent summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) launched the delegation to facilitate the deployment of a security mission to Sierra Leone to help stabilize the country.
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Senegal’s Foreign Minister Timothy Kabba said in a radio interview that the ECOWAS force would not be a military intervention, noting similar forces in Gambia and Guinea Bissau. Senegal’s President Macky Sall and Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo are both in Freetown to discuss the security situation with Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio. Sierra Leone authorities recently lifted the curfew that was imposed in the wake of the November 26 clashes.
