6,956 killed in West Africa terror attacks, ECOWAS plans regional force

The Economic Community of West African States Heads of State is planning to institute a 5,000-man-kinetic force to tackle terrorism in the region. This is as the regional bloc disclosed that 1605 terrorist attacks have been recorded between January and August 2024 in West Africa with a total of 6956 fatalities. The president of the ECOWAS