The continent's peacekeepers are key players in its conflict zones. However, southern African troops are withdrawing from one ...
The force's activation follows a report by the Global Terrorism Index, which identified Africa's Sahel region as the global ...
Ecowas has been struggling to keep its membership intact after Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, all junta-led states, decided to ...
Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has embarked on a diplomatic mission to Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, aiming to ...
Chief of Air Staff, CAS, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has said the withdrawal of the Alliance of Sahel States from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has disrupted existing security ...
The missions are there, and the troops, you know, from the standby force are the ones there. The activation of the ECOWAS standby force to fight terrorism is actually what we are now planning to do.
The ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs ... force would soon be mobilised for counterterrorism efforts, with troops from member states ready to be deployed. The force, he said, requires ...
The most recent GTI report reveals that Nigeria recorded 565 terrorism-related deaths in 2024. This staggering number, though ...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the security situation facing South African soldiers stationed in the Democratic ...
“The recent withdrawal of the Alliance of Sahel States from ECOWAS has disrupted existing ... collaboration between the Air Force and ground troops. However, he warned of emerging threats ...