Yenga

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Yenga is a village in Kissi Teng , Kailahun District in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone . The village is on the border between Sierra Leone and Guinea . Yenga is located on a hill above the southern side of the confluence of the Mafissia River and the Makona River (Moa River), which is the border river here. The area is inhabited by the Kissi . In July 2012, Sierra Leone and Guinea declared the demilitarization of the Yenga area.

history

Before the late 1990s, Yenga was a small fishing village. However, after the occupation by the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), alluvial diamonds were found in the Makona River. Mining and agriculture have replaced fishing as the main economic activity.

Before the civil war in Sierra Leone began , Yenga was administered by the Kailahun District of Sierra Leone. In 2001, during the civil war, the Republic of Guinea sent troops to Yenga to assist the Sierra Leone Army in suppressing the RUF rebel unit. After defeating the rebels, the Guinean soldiers stayed in Yenga. In 2002, an agreement was signed between Sierra Leone and Guinea stating that Yenga would be returned to Sierra Leone as soon as Guinea's borders were secured. In 2005 another agreement was signed between Sierra Leone and Guinea, according to which Yenga belongs to Sierra Leone. The two heads of state settled the related disputes in 2013.

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  1. ^ Yenga in the GEOnet Names Server of the United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. ^ The Geographer, Office of the Geographer, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, United States Department of State: Guinea - Sierra Leone Boundary . In: International Boundary Study, No. 136 . June 2, 1973 ( archive.org [PDF]).
  3. ↑ a b c d Gberie, Lansana: The Guinea - Sierra Leone border dispute: Time for ECOWAS to intervene . Pambazuka News. September 3, 2009.
  4. ^ Sierra Leone: Guinea, Sierra Leone Demilitarize Yenga . In: All Africa , June 28, 2012. 
  5. ^ Guinea-Sierra Leone 'deal' to end Yenga dispute . In: BBC News , August 2, 2012. 
  6. ^ Yenga, is a village within Sierra Leone believed to have huge deposits of diamonds Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone sign Makona River Union communiqué . In: The Analyst , March 30, 2006. 
  7. ^ Bawoh, Cheik: The Yenga Conflict Hinders Border Economic Prospects / Le Conflit de Yenga Gêne des Perspectives Économiques aux Frontières . In: World Bank (ed.): Borderlands . 1, No. 1, January 1, 2008, pp. 1-2; 18-20.
  8. ↑ Konneh, Mohamed: Guinea returns disputed Yenga to Sierra Leone July . West Africa Democracy Radio (WADR). 5th June 2012.
  9. ↑ In 2005, tensions were source with the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the two countries: Yenga belonged to Sierra Leone and the Makona belonged to Guinea. Bangura, Abdul Karim: The occupation of Yenga by Guinean Troops . In: Expotimes , December 29, 2011. Archived from the original on July 17, 2015 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved August 2, 2012. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.expotimesonline.net 
  10. ^ Sierra Leone government takes media to disputed border with Guinea . In: News Kenya . Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. 

Coordinates: 8 ° 30 ′  N , 10 ° 20 ′  W