The Federal Republic of Germany has granted the Economic Community of West African States €81m to help address insecurity, infrastructure deficit, and climate change, among others.
The President, ECOWAS Commission, Omar Touray made this known at a press conference when he received the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Olaf Scholz, in Abuja on Sunday.
Touray noted that the total grant support from Germany to the region amounted to €500m in the last 10 years.
“The grant will cover areas such as peaceful and inclusive society, climate and energy transition, sustainable and economic development, health, social protection and population. These are important sectors and we appreciate Germany for their support.
The commission’s president, however, identified insecurity and infrastructure deficit bedeviling the region, adding that ECOWAS and Germany are ready to address the challenges.
