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 ...

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 ...

ECOWAS Standby Force should avoid the mistake of abandoning its funding and operational responsibilities to Nigeria alone. The near-absence of other member countries during its recent inauguration ...

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

West Africa's regional bloc, ECOWAS, has introduced a standby force that could serve as a regional shield, ready to respond to crises. But what does this really mean for West Africa? Josey Mahachi ...

Badaru also disclosed the activation of the ECOWAS Standby Force, a pivotal step in the collective fight against terrorism ...

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

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 ...