The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is showing signs of running out of steam. The fight against terrorism in West Africa is under threat.
ECOWAS has not been able to decide or harmonize strategies. The first project is the ECAS intervention force, Standby Force (FAC) The FAC intervened in Mali in 2013, before the intervention of French forces as part of Operation Serval. The FAC also intervened in 2017 in Gambia to oust the outgoing president, Yahya Barrow.