West Africa: 16 West African Countries Establish Standby Brigade

11 January 2008

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Andrew Azazi, says that 16 West African countries have established a regional West African Standby Brigade (WASB) just as the Gulf of Guinea Commission has resolved to form a Gulf of Guinea Guards to safeguard the gulf region.Azazi said that the setting up of the brigade was designed to prevent political and other crises in the area from escalating into civil wars.

He spoke yesterday while addressing students at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji, during a tour of military institutions in Kaduna State.

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