![]() Disenfranchised young people and ex-combatants still face serious social, economic and political exclusion. Caught between bordersĪfter the wars ended, young people had to return to the border communities, where there are few opportunities for skills development, training and employment. The legacies of these conflicts remain and continue to drive divisive political rhetoric across the countries. Meanwhile in Côte d’Ivoire, though a peace agreement in 2007 ended four years of political impasse and a sustained period of conflict, the country is still deeply divided. Peace agreements eventually ended war in Sierra Leone in 2002 and Liberia in 2003. These neighbouring countries have strong historical and cultural ties, and the line where one nation ends and another begins can be unclear. In the Mano River Region, which includes Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, two civil wars and two political crises led to more than 500,000 deaths and the destruction of the functioning of state institutions.Īlthough armed conflicts are officially over, tensions are still high, particularly in border areas and calls for accountability remain unanswered. History of the conflict in the Mano River region ![]()
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