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Sierra Leone’s Minister of Internal Affairs, Morie Lengor Esq., has called for stronger collective action among African states to confront emerging security challenges, warning that instability in the Sahel could spread to other parts of West Africa if not addressed through coordinated regional efforts.
Lengor made the remarks during a farewell meeting with Ghana’s outgoing High Commissioner to Sierra Leone, Commissioner Senalor K. Yawlui, at Gloucester Street in Freetown. He stressed the importance of strengthening existing agreements and Memoranda of Understanding between Sierra Leone and Ghana, particularly in the areas of defence, intelligence, migration management, and identity systems.
The Minister warned that no single country can effectively tackle threats such as terrorism, organised crime, and irregular migration alone. He called on Sierra Leone and Ghana to deepen their cooperation through regional frameworks, including the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), while engaging constructively on emerging security challenges affecting the region.
Commissioner Yawlui, who is departing to take up a new assignment in Norway, reaffirmed Ghana’s commitment to strengthening its relationship with Sierra Leone. He also highlighted progress made under the Ghana–Sierra Leone Joint Commission for Cooperation, noting that recent agreements reached in Accra covered areas including defence, energy, tourism, and investment.
Minister Lengor commended the outgoing envoy for his contribution to strengthening Sierra Leone–Ghana relations and expressed confidence that the bilateral partnership would continue to grow under Yawlui’s successor. He encouraged the diplomat to remain a goodwill ambassador for Sierra Leone and the wider West African region in his new posting.
