Security analysts are praising ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, for activating its regional standby force but remain doubtful about its effectiveness following the recent ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has activated its Standby Force to combat terrorism and other trans-border crimes in the subregion. Defence Minister Mohammed Badaru ...

He underscored the significance of the discussions planned for the meeting, which will focus on critical issues such as the ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has activated its Standby Force to curb terrorism and other transborder crimes in the sub-region. Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru ...

The Economic Community of Africa State (ECOWAS) has activated its Standby Force to curb terrorism and other transborder crimes in the subregion. The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru ...

The activation of the ECOWAS Standby Force may help in mitigating this void. With the activation of this force, ECOWAS is expected to move to the next stage of its evolution: creating a common ...

The Economic Community of Africa State (ECOWAS) has activated its Standby Force to fight terrorism and other transborder criminal activities in the subregion. Nigeria’s Minister of Defence ...

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has activated its standby force to combat terrorism in the sub-region. The regional body had in October last year, hinted at the ...

The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has called on member states to foster collaboration and solidarity in the face of emerging threats such as terrorism, organised crime, climate ...

He said, “Central to our discussions in the coming days are pressing issues concerning the ECOWAS Standby Force, ECOWAS peace support operations, as well as maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea.