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ABUJA, NIGERIA, JUL 17 – Nigeria leads efforts to finalize the ECOWAS Standby Force training policy aimed at enhancing a 5,000-troop regional force to tackle terrorism and cross-border crimes.
- On Wednesday, Maj-Gen. Umar Abubakar opened the Governmental Experts’ Validation Meeting in Abuja, emphasizing transforming the ECOWAS Standby Force into an operational mechanism for regional peace, as Nigeria highlighted.
- Last month, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appealed for urgent activation of the ECOWAS Standby Force, stating `move from concept to operational reality` in Abuja.
- With support from Expertise France and AECID, the initiative aligns with ECOWAS Vision 2050, and the regional force is expected to comprise 5,000 troops to address insecurity.
- However, security analysts say after Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger withdrew in January 2025, the ECOWAS Standby Force faces significant operational hurdles.
- Abubakar said the draft policy validation will set the stage for activation and operationalisation of the standby force, advancing ECOWAS's regional peace efforts.
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