ECOWAS Approves $2.85m Each for Nigeria, Four Others to Tackle Terrorism

ECOWAS Approves $2.85m Each for Nigeria, Four Others to Tackle Terrorism

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has directed its commission to urgently release $2.85 million to each of five frontline member states to bolster efforts against terrorism and violent extremism.The beneficiaries are Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo, all grappling with escalating security threats from spillover violence in the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin regions.The decision was announced in the final communiqué …

ECOWAS approves $2.8m each for Ghana, Benin and three others to fight terrorism

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has approved emergency security funding for five member states, including Ghana, as part of renewed efforts to combat terrorism and growing insecurity across the sub-region. The decision was taken at the 68th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government held in Abuja. Under the directive, the ECOWAS Commission is to release 2.85 million US dollars each to Benin, …

FINAL COMMUNIQUE – SIXTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY SESSION OF THE ECOWAS AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT | Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

SIXTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY SESSION OF THE ECOWAS AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT 14 December 2025, Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria FINAL COMMUNIQUE