NIGER: Accra to host ECOWAS Military Chiefs
Military Chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), are expected to meet in Accra, Ghana, within the week to discuss possible military intervention in Niger. The meeting was called after ECOWAS Leaders last week approved the deployment of a “standby force to restore constitutional order” in Niger, whose elected President was toppled […]
ECOWAS needs strong standing army to deal with peace and security – Mahama Ayariga
By: Rachel Quartey The First Rapporteur of the ECOWAS Parliament Committee on Political Affairs, Peace, Security and African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), Mr. Mahama Ayariga has emphasized on the need for a strong standing army for the sub-regional bloc. Speaking on the sidelines of the ongoing Second Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja […]
