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Withdrawal of Troops – 1998

As fighting continued in Guinea-Bissau, the president called upon the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to intervene to restore order. Two ECOWAS countries (Senegal and Guinea) sent troops to Guinea-Bissau.¹ The Abuja Peace Agreement, however, required the simultaneous withdrawal of foreign troops (from Guinea and Senegal) with the deployment of ECOMOG forces. After the Abuja Peace Accord, an ECOMOG evaluation team from Nigeria was sent to Guinea-Bissau to take over from Guinea and Senegalese troops, which were sent to support President Vieira.² ECOMOG started its deployment in Guinea-Bissau, but there was no report of the withdrawal of the foreign troops from Senegal and Guinea.

1. “Hopes dashed over Guinea-Bissau conflict, as west African summit ends,” Agence France Presse, October 31, 1998.
2. “ECOMOG evaluation team sent to Guinea-Bissau,” Xinhua News Agency, November 14, 1998.