Guinea Declares It Will Protect Disputed Solumba Border Area With Liberia

Thousands of residents in several border communities in Sorlumba Clan, Foya District, have left their homes after reports of Guinean soldiers near the Makona River. The development has triggered panic and disrupted daily life along the Liberia-Guinea border, according to AllAfrica.

Guinea's representative to the ECOWAS Parliament, Dr. Dansa Kourouma, who also serves as Speaker of Guinea's National Transitional Council, said Guinea will "protect" the disputed Solumba border area. The statement was made on May 12, 2026 during debates at the regional body.

The head of Liberia's delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament and Bomi County Senator Edwin M. Snowe said he asked why Guinean troops remained on what he described as Liberian soil. According to Snowe, Dr. Kourouma replied that the land belongs to Guinea and would be protected.

Snowe recounted that Dr. Kourouma also referenced events from Liberia's civil conflict, stating that rebels had killed Guineans both inside and outside Liberia. The Guinean representative's comments were delivered in French, Snowe said. " Snowe recounted.

"He told me, 'We never wanted to put this in our report, but since you brought it up, we will answer you. '" — Edwin M. Snowe (AllAfrica) Snowe said the delegation's formal report to the ECOWAS Parliament did not include the border dispute or a separate matter involving Montserrado County District #10 Representative Yekeh Kolubah.

He took responsibility for the omission and apologized to those who felt it was troubling. "As head of the delegation, I take full responsibility for the report. We did not mention the matter of Yekeh," Snowe said. He added that each country follows its own reporting system and that the desk officer who prepared the draft, Benedict Roberts, focuses on national developments across sectors rather than internal legislative issues.

Snowe described the submitted report as "very good" despite being late. He noted that the clerk, acting as a non-partisan professional, does not engage in legislative controversies, which explained the exclusion of the Solumba border dispute. The government has not issued a public statement on the border situation.

Snowe said he could not speak further on the matter without an update from the Ministry of Information.

Background on the Dispute The Solumba area has been contested for years.

A Nigerian representative to the ECOWAS Parliament observed during the session that the region nearly slid into conflict when Liberia previously raised the border issue.