ECOWAS: Regional Integration and Military Interventions in West Africa (1975–2015)

1. ECOWAS founded by Treaty of Lagos

   May 28, 1975Labels: ECOWAS, Treaty of

   • ECOWAS Treaty
   • UN Refworld

2. Protocol on Non-Aggression signed in Lagos

   Apr 22, 1978Labels: Protocol on, Lagos

   • AfricanLII

3. Free Movement Protocol adopted

   Jun 15, 1979Labels: Free Movement, ECOWAS

   • AfricanLII
   • UNECA

4. Mutual Assistance on Defence Protocol signed

   May 29, 1981Labels: Mutual Assistance, ECOWAS

   • AfricanLII

5. ECOMOG created for Liberia ceasefire mission

   Aug 7, 1990Labels: ECOMOG, Liberia

   • PA X
   • UN UNOMIL

6. Human Rights Watch assesses ECOMOG in Liberia

   Jun 1, 1993Labels: Human Rights, ECOMOG

   • HRW Report

7. Revised ECOWAS Treaty signed in Cotonou

   Jul 24, 1993Labels: Revised ECOWAS, Cotonou

   • ECOWAS Treaty
   • ECOTIS

8. ECOMOG-backed action restores Sierra Leone’s government

   Feb 6, 1998Labels: ECOMOG, Sierra Leone

   • Siege Freetown
   • UNSC 1162

9. ECOMOG deployment planned for Guinea-Bissau

   Jan 20, 1999Labels: ECOMOG, Guinea-Bissau

   • New Humanitarian
   • Cambridge JIL

10. ECOWAS conflict-prevention mechanism signed in Lomé

    Dec 10, 1999Labels: Conflict-Prevention Mechanism, Lom

    • Brill PDF
    • GhaLII

11. Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance adopted

    Dec 21, 2001Labels: Protocol on, Good Governance

    • GhaLII
    • UNG Repository

12. ECOWAS peace force begins deploying to Côte d’Ivoire

    Jan 18, 2003Labels: ECOWAS peace, C te

    • Ivorian War
    • UNSC 1498

13. ECOWAS deploys ECOMIL to Liberia

    Sep 9, 2003Labels: ECOMIL, Liberia

    • ECOMIL

14. ECOWAS-led operation supports Gambian transition

    Jan 19, 2017Labels: ECOMIG, The Gambia

    • Al Jazeera
    • ECOWAS Treaty