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Senegal's Rôle in Ecomog: the Francophone Dimension in the Liberian Crisis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2008

Robert A. Mortimer
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The phenomenon of state breakdown in the post-cold war era has significantly increased the demand for peacekeeping operations around the world. The United Nations has stepped boldly into the breach, considerably expanding its interventions in hotspots on all continents. Yet the capacity of the UN to respond is often uncertain, and this has sparked interest in the concept of regional peacekeeping as an alternative, especially since the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) deployed the Cease-fire Monitoring Group (Ecomog) to stem the ravages of civil war in Liberia.

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The Journal of Modern African Studies , Volume 34 , Issue 2 , June 1996 , pp. 293 - 306
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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