Event Brief
ECOWAS and France coordinate counterterrorism efforts
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 20, 2026 at 6:09 PM ET
Summary: ECOWAS and France are coordinating on counterterrorism in West Africa after the region recorded more than 1,800 terrorist attacks in the first half of 2023. The attacks caused nearly 4,600 deaths, and ECOWAS backed a 2020–2024 action plan with a reported US$2.3 allocation.
WHO: ECOWAS and France
WHAT: Coordinating on counterterrorism efforts in West Africa
WHEN: 2023
WHERE: West Africa
WHY: To address the scale of terrorist attacks and deaths recorded in West Africa in the first half of 2023.
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