West Africa: Ecowas Standby Force Under Training

22 November 2017

More than 40 members of the Economic Community of West African States Standby Force (ESF) have begun a training course on international humanitarian law (IHL) and rules applicable in law enforcement in armed conflict situations. The five-day training is jointly conducted by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the ECOWAS Commission.

"We live in times characterized by increasingly complex situations of armed conflict and violence, not just in Africa but the world at large", says Jean-François Queguinner, ICRC's deputy head of delegation in Nigeria.

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