The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Alieu Touray, in coordination with Leonardo Santos Simão, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Head of UNOWAS, has initiated a Joint Monitoring Mission to Sierra Leone. The mission is set to take place from October 15-18, 2024, focusing on the implementation of the Agreement for National Unity signed between Sierra Leone's government and the All Peoples Congress (APC) party on October 18, 2023.
This mission is co-led by Leonardo Santos Simão and Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang, former Vice President of The Gambia. It includes experts from various institutions such as the Commonwealth and Sierra Leone’s Independent Commission for Peace and National Cohesion (ICPNC).
The mission will engage in consultations with key political figures including those from the Government of Sierra Leone, APC leadership, other political parties, national parliament leaders, judiciary members, security agencies hierarchy, Electoral Commission officials, Political Parties Registration Commission representatives, and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). Discussions will center around progress in implementing the Agreement for National Unity and actions taken based on recommendations from the Tripartite Committee’s Report. Additionally, a courtesy call will be made to President Julius Maada Bio.
As International Moral Guarantors of this agreement, "the Mission would wish to urge all political actors, stakeholders," as well as citizens "to continue to uphold the unity, peace and stability of the country."
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