The 50th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council (MSC) at the Ministerial level has commenced in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.
According to the press release by the ECOWAS Commission, “The Ministers from ECOWAS member-states will be discussing the peace and security situation in the region, the ECOWAS Standby Force, ECOWAS Stabilization Missions, humanitarian situations in the region, and update on the status of the Implementation of the National Early Warning Centres, among others”.
Among those in attendance is the Permanent Secretary, of the Nigerian Ministry of Defence, Dr Ibrahim Abubakar Kana, who is joining other Defence Ministers across West Africa to discuss the peace and security situation in the region.
The Session is held ahead of the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government scheduled to hold in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau on July 9, 2023.
