The Economic Community of West African states says it allocated at least $13m to counterterrorism efforts in frontline states and to shore up humanitarian efforts in the region.
The regional bloc said it is exploring other funding options for its $2.6bn Standby Force.
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu, who serves as Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of the Heads of State and Government, revealed these as part of a one-year report highlighting the bloc’s achievements and challenges at the Sixth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union in Accra, Ghana, on Sunday.
President Tinubu said ECOWAS has allocated $9m to assist persons of concern, including refugees, internally displaced persons, and asylum seekers.
Tinubu added that ECOWAS would soon convene a special extraordinary session to discuss its future.
Tinubu, who did not state the date of the meeting, said leaders would discuss ongoing talks with estranged member states – Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso.