In the field of successful demobilisation, the Kamajoisia will present the greatest difficulties for the dispersal of a standing army. The Kamajoisia are recruited locally along the lines of age-set patrilineage. This makes the centrality of the unit particularly difficult to dissipate. Admittedly, the experiences of NPFL fighters and Kamajoisia will be extremely different. Disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration form a continuum.
Demobilisation is only possible on the basis of effective voluntary disarmament.
Similarly, the success of demobilisation efforts is contingent upon perception of effective rehabilitation follow-up. For Sierra Leone, it is most probable that any successful demobilisation effort will require a complete cessation of hostilities through a cease-fire agreement that is an explicit part of a political settlement involving the AFRC, the RUF, the ousted Kabbah government and the Kamajoisia. This would be dependent on a credible central authority with the power to provide security guarantees for disarmed individuals. The primary objective of a DDR programme for Sierra Leone would be to substantially reduce the number of combatants and weapons that currently exist in the country. After demobilisation and disarmament, combatants would be resettled and presented with viable alternatives to conflict.