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West Africa is a major subregion of Africa, defined by the United Nations as containing 15 countries:^[1]

These states also comprise the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), an active regional organization. ^[2] The ECOWAS Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) is a non-standing peace operations force that has operated in civil war in Sierra Leone and is a model for future needs. ^[3]

↑ United Nations Office for West Africa, United Nations
↑ ECOWAS Member States, Economic Community of West African States
↑ {{citation | title = The Evolution and Conduct of ECOMOG Operations in West Africa | author = Mitikishe Maxwell Khobe | id = Monograph No 44: Boundaries of Peace Support Operations | date = February 2000 | publisher = [[Institute for Security Studies (South Africa)}}

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   | title =ECOWAS Member States
   | url = http://www.comm.ecowas.int/sec/index.php?id=member&lang=en
-  | publisher = [[Economic Community of West African States]]}}</ref>
+  | publisher = [[Economic Community of West African States]]}}</ref>  The ECOWAS Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) is a non-standing [[peace operations]] force that has operated in civil war in [[Sierra Leone]] and is a model for future needs. <ref>{{citation
+ | title = The Evolution and Conduct of ECOMOG Operations in West Africa
+ | author = Mitikishe Maxwell Khobe
+ | id = Monograph No 44: Boundaries of Peace Support Operations
+ | date = February 2000
+ | publisher = [[Institute for Security Studies (South Africa)}}</ref>
 ==References==
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