Recognising Ecowas countries who contributed troops to Ecomog peacekeeping in Liberia, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai and the people of Liberia, on Saturday 26th July, honoured The Gambia as part of their 178th Independence Day celebration in Monrovia.
The event held at the Centennial Memorial Pavilion in Monrovia, Montserrado County, was attended by heads of states from the subregion including the Presidents of Senegal, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Guinea Bissau. There were also representatives of the governments of Cote D’Ivoire and Nigeria.
Liberia used the occasion to recognise Ecowas member states that contributed troops to the multinational peacekeeping force, Ecomog, which played a key role in ending the civil war as well as securing humanitarian corridors during the Liberian war.
Dr Ismaila Ceesay, Minister of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services received The Gambia’s honour on behalf of His Excellency President Adama Barrow who was invited as a Special Guest of His Excellency President Boakai.
