THE SIERRA LEONE CONFLICT: LESSONS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
THE SIERRA LEONE CONFLICT: LESSONS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
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2011-12
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ISAH, MAJOR UMAR
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Abstract
This research is about the Sierra Leone crisis and the lessons emanating
from the crisis with regard to developing countries. The work was set out
to find out if everything went on the way it is supposed to be in the
ECOMOG operations. Sierra Leone is a West African country and member
of ECOWAS which got involved in internal mutiny by the RUF. Moreover,
there were military coup d’etats that toppled democratically elected
governments. When the rebels engaged in ignoble and condemnable acts,
there were international outcries including the member-states of ECOWAS.
It took the intervention of ECOMOG to restore the government of Alhaji
Tejan Kabbah. This study found that the decision to introduce ECOMOG
troops by members of ECOWAS gave rise to a number of lessons. These
lessons could be very important for developing countries when faced with
similar problems in future. For example, there was no national interest at
heart before Nigeria decided to lead ECOMOG into Sierra Leone. Other
lessons include lack of military training of Sierra Leone Army, lack of
logistic backup to ECOMOG troops, lack of adequate and timely intelligence
for lower level field commanders and a host of other lessons. The study
used secondary data from various sources as well as conducted interview
with some ECOMOG veterans from Nigerian contingents who served in
Sierra Leone. On the basis of these findings, implications and
recommendations were advanced to assist developing countries that may
be involved in conflict or conflict resolutions in future
Description
A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, AHMADU
BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF ASTER’S DEGREE IN
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND DIPLOMACY
IN DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, FACULTY OF SOCIAL
SCIENCES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
DECEMBER, 2001
Keywords
SIERRA LEONE,, CONFLICT:,, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES