As Mali Islamist insurgency heats up
By Jonathan Paye-Layleh in Monrovia
Liberia has committed to doing more to help solve Mali’s deadly Islamicist insurgency, after two more international peacekeepers – both from France – were killed by terrorists in January.
The pledge to increase Liberia’s presence in the region was made by Israel Choko Davies, one of the country’s UN representatives, shortly after the organization praised the West African republic for its dedication to the Mali mission.
No stranger to conflict itself, Liberia hosted West Africa’s first-ever peacekeeping force 30 years ago, which intervened to stop the genocidal bloodletting between Liberian dictator Samuel Doe’s government troops and Charles Taylor’s invading rebel forces.
Meet Liberia’s Army Chief Of Staff: Maj/Gen. Prince Charles Johnson, III – The Man With Vision Meet Liberia’s Army Chief Of Staff: Maj/Gen. Prince Charles Johnson, III – The Man With Vision
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