ECOWAS to launch 260,000-strong anti-terror brigade, targets $2.5bn annual funding

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has unveiled plans to deploy a 260,000-strong rapid response counter-terrorism brigade, requiring $2.5 billion annually for operations and logistics. ECOWAS Commission President Omar Alieu Touray disclosed this on Monday at the 2025 African Chiefs of Defence Staff Summit in Abuja, themed “Combating Contemporary Threats to Regional Peace

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