West Africa to Commit $1 Billion to Fight Terrorism, Kabore Says
Malian soldiers, part of a joint military force, the G5 Sahel, sit in a vehicle as they patrol on Nov. 2, 2017.
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West African leaders are committing $1 billion to fight terrorism as part of their 2020-2024 action plan, Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kabore told reporters in the nation’s capital Ouagadougou.
“ECOWAS will lead the fight against terrorism in West Africa from now on,” Kabore said following a summit gathering heads of state from 15 West and Central African nations.