What West African regional intervention monitoring force was commanded initially by Ghanaian Lieutenant-General Arnold Quainoo in Liberia in 1990?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. ECOMOG (ECOWAS Ceasefire Monitoring Group)
- Step 1: ECOMOG was established by ECOWAS in August 1990 to intervene in the First Liberian Civil War. Step 2. Ghanaian General Arnold Quainoo served as its first Force Commander. Answer: ECOMOG (ECOWAS Ceasefire Monitoring Group). Why not the others: UNAMSIL was a UN force in Sierra Leone; AMISOM is in Somalia; MINUSMA was in Mali.
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