ECOWAS president decries terrorists impact on trade as bloc seeks $2.61bn for standby force

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, has lamented that escalating terrorist activities in West Africa pose a grave danger to regional trade and integration. This is as the bloc works to raise $2.61 billion annually to finance a 5,000-man Standby Force. Speaking during a joint session of ECOWAS Defence and Finance

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