Monrovia, March 16 -- President Joseph Nyuma Boakai on Monday departed Liberia for the Guinean capital, Conakry, where he is expected to participate in a high-level regional meeting aimed at addressing escalating tensions along the Liberia-Guinea border in Lofa County.

According to the Executive Mansion, the emergency meeting will bring together President Boakai, Guinea's President Mamadi Doumbouya, and the President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, as regional leaders intensify diplomatic efforts to calm tensions and reinforce peaceful border management within the Mano River Union region.

The talks come amid growing concerns following recent incidents in the Sorlumba area of Foya District in Lofa County, where residents reported conf...