West African regional army: Why thousands of soldiers are deploying

West African nations have agreed to activate a regional standby force to combat waves of violence by cross-border armed groups in the region.

The decision was made last week at a days-long security meeting of military chiefs of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Sierra Leone, the Anadolu news agency reported. The bloc held the meeting at a time when the region faces what e...