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Revision as of 23:18, 25 January 2010
West Africa is a major subregion of Africa, defined by the United Nations as containing 15 countries:[1]
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Cape Verde
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea Bissau
- Liberia
- Mali
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Togo
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]
References
- ↑ United Nations Office for West Africa, United Nations
- ↑ ECOWAS Member States, Economic Community of West African States
- ↑ Mitikishe Maxwell Khobe (February 2000), The Evolution and Conduct of ECOMOG Operations in West Africa, Institute for Security Studies (South Africa), Monograph No 44: Boundaries of Peace Support Operations