The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has announced plans to raise an annual budget of $2.5 billion to activate a 260,000-strong rapid deployment counter-terrorism brigade, signalling one of the bloc’s boldest military initiatives to date in the face of worsening insecurity in the region. The move, unveiled at the 2025 African Chiefs of … Continue reading ECOWAS Unveils $2.5bn Counter-Terrorism Force To Confront Sahel Crisis