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Guinea is showing force along the Liberia–Guinea border. President Mamady Doumbouya has deployed troops, armored units, artillery, and a helicopter to the disputed area near Lofa County, vowing that Guinea will not surrender “a single piece of land inherited from our ancestors.”

Senator Joseph Jallah has presented L$500,000 and assorted food items to residents of Sorlumba Town in Lofa County in recognition of their role in helping defend Liberia’s border during recent tensions with Guinean soldiers. The lawmaker also provided L$60,000 to security officers deployed in the area as vigilance continues along the Liberia–Guinea frontier.

Tensions along the Liberia–Guinea border have escalated after Guinean soldiers reportedly fired gunshots into Liberian territory in Sorlumba Clan, Lofa County, injuring a local resident. The victim was rushed to Foya Hospital for treatment as reports indicate the soldiers later advanced into the disputed area and raised their national flag, further heightening fear among residents and prompting renewed calls for diplomatic intervention.

Young Liberians in Lofa County are drawing attention after a video showed them raising the Liberian flag and singing the national anthem in the presence of armed Guinean soldiers amid the ongoing border tensions. The incident follows reports that Guinean troops entered what residents insist is Liberian territory, seized construction equipment, and hoisted their flag in the disputed area.

Calm has returned to the Sorlumba border after weeks of tension between Liberia and Guinea over sand-mining activities in the Makona River. High-level talks led by Internal Affairs Minister Francis Nyumalin eased the standoff, but questions remain over confiscated mining equipment and Guinea’s claim to the river.

Armed Guinean soldiers allegedly confronted Liberian workers at the Makona River, seized equipment, and forced a halt to a key road construction project in Foya. Now, Liberian authorities have stepped in, holding urgent talks with Guinean officials as tensions rise along the Sorlumba border.

Guinean troops have reportedly crossed into Sierra Leonean territory, detaining members of a joint security team in Falaba District and seizing their weapons. Authorities say diplomatic and security efforts are underway to secure the safe release of the personnel and resolve the border incident peacefully.

Guinea’s former coup leader Mamady Doumbouya has been declared president after securing an overwhelming majority in the December 28 election, according to provisional results. The outcome marks Guinea’s return to civilian rule, though questions remain over turnout figures and the political landscape following the transition.

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