Guinea releases 16 soldiers and police officers from Sierra Leone after border dispute
Published on: Friday 27 February 2026
Guinea on Friday released 16 soldiers and police officers from neighboring Sierra Leone who were arrested earlier this week in a border dispute, Sierra Leonean authorities said. “All security officers arrested by the Guinean authorities have been safely handed over to Sierra Leone,” Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Information said in a Facebook post. The release followed a visit to Guinea’s capital, Conakry, by a delegation led by Foreign Minister Alhaji Timothy Kabba, the ministry said.
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