ECOWAS Standby Force Requires $2.6bn For Takeoff

ECOWAS ministers meet in Abuja to advance funding modalities for regional counter-terrorism force | Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

Ministers of Defence and Finance from ECOWAS Member States convened at the ECOWAS Commission Headquarters in Abuja, on Friday, 29 August 2025 for a high-level ministerial meeting to review the report of the Experts’ Meeting on funding modalities to operationalize a regional force dedicated to combating terrorism in West Africa. The meeting underscored the urgent need to strengthen the operational capacity of the ECOWAS Standby Force (ESF), with …

ECOWAS Standby Force Requires $2.6bn For Takeoff

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –  President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Touray, has said that the regional bloc requires approximately 2.61 billion dollars to operationalise its proposed 5,000-strong ECOWAS Standby Force (ESF). Touray disclosed this during a joint meeting of ECOWAS Ministers of Finance and Defence held on Friday in Abuja. The meeting aimed to finalise […] The post ECOWAS Standby Force Requires $2.6bn For Takeoff first appeared on Afri…