ECOWAS needs $2,6bn for regional anti-terrorism forces annually – FG

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) needs up to $2.6 billion annually to establish a 5,000-strong security force to combat terrorism. Speaking at the meeting of Ministers of Finance and Defense of Member States in Abuja on Thursday, Nigerian Defence Minister Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, said $2,606,695,640 is needed per year for 5,000 men. [...]

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