The Directorate of Early Warning of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has held a working session with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Strategic Direction South Hub to explore potential collaboration and mutual interest.
The meeting, which took place at the ECOWAS Headquarters in Abuja, among other things, focused on the fight against climate change.
Speaking during the meeting, the Director of Early Warning, ECOWAS Commission, Lat Abdou Gueye said that the collaboration was important as the ECOWAS Early Warning System prepared to finalise and implement its strategic plan for the next five years (2022 – 2026).
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While welcoming the NATO Delegation, Gueye told them that deepening collaboration with key partners constituted a key objective for the directorate.
In addition to the Early Warning Directorate, the Delegation also met with the Director of Peacekeeping and Regional Security who was represented by Dr Isaac Amstrong who informed the delegation of the initiatives of the ECOWAS Commission in the fight against terrorism and efforts to curb maritime insecurity.
Story was adapted from the Sun.
