Baba Kamara, former Ghanaian national security advisor, has been appointed as an Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) high-level official in the fight against terrorism in the sub-region.
Kamara’s appointment was announced on Sunday at the 63rd ordinary session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government in Bissau, the capital city of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau.
The former Ghanaian ambassador to Nigeria will work in close collaboration with Omar Touray, president of the ECOWAS commission, “to monitor the implementation of counter-terrorism efforts and report regularly to the authority”.
Member countries of the commission pledged to step up efforts towards the eradication of terrorism and violent extremism in the sub-region.
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Following the commitments to drive peace, an extraordinary session has been scheduled to hold in Nigeria at the end of August “to discuss the concrete measures to address the regional security challenges”.
President Bola Tinubu, who was elected as the ECOWAS chairman, had called for collective actions from member-states to combat insecurity and terrorism affecting the progress and development of the region.
“On peace and security, the threat has reached an alarming level, and needs urgent actions in addressing the challenges,” Tinubu said.
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Tinubu is the eighth Nigerian leader to be elected chairman of ECOWAS — former President Muhammadu Buhari headed the bloc twice, as military head of state and then as a democratic president.
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