ECOWAS Defence Chiefs Meet On Regional Security

22 February 2012
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Economic Community of West African States (Abuja)
press release

Abuja — A preparatory meeting of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff (CCDS) is to take place at the ECOWAS Commission's Headquarters, Abuja on Thursday, 23rd February 2012.

The session will prepare a comprehensive brief for a full CCDS meeting to be held soon in accordance with the directive of the just-concluded 40th Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government.

The Authority directed the CCDS to review the emerging security threats in the Sahel region and the Gulf of Guinea, and propose concrete recommendations to address them. Five Member States Benin, Mali, Niger and Nigeria as well as Cote d'Ivoire which is participating in its capacity as the new Chairman, will attend the preparatory meeting.

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