ECOMOG soldiers
3 May 2024
Nigeria's former Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida, who was instrumental in the formation of ECOMOG, the regional Ceasefire Monitoring Group set up by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to end the civil war in Liberia, has made a strong case for the national recognition of journalists who risked their lives in reporting that conflict.
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