ABSTRACT
This chapter considers the roles designated by the Cotonou Accord to both ECOWAS Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) and United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL) in Liberia. It looks at how the structures of two peacekeeping missions affected their relationship. The chapter examines the deployment activities of ECOMOG and UNOMIL and their roles in the ceasefire and disarmament processes. It also investigates how the Liberian warring factions exploited the rivalry between ECOMOG and UNOMIL to their advantage. The chapter also describes the roles of both ECOMOG and UNOMIL in the run-up to the election. Both ECOMOG and UNOMIL had different structures and reporting relationships with their political sponsors. The Liberian warring factions inevitably became aware of initial rivalry between ECOMOG and UNOMIL and exploited it to their advantage, but to the detriment of Liberian peace process. ECOMOG and UNOMIL managed the process of disarmament and demobilization in Liberia in conjunction with successive transitional governments in the country and local/international non-governmental organisations.
