ECOWAS Pledges $1 Billion To Fight Jihadist And Terrorism In Region

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) leaders have pledged $1 billion to combat the spiraling threat of Islamist militancy in the region. The president Mahamadou Issoufou said the money would finance the joint forces and intelligence gathering. The fifteen members of the West African bloc and the presidents of Mauritania and Chad had...