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Details of Accra's proposed new security architecture

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Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama in Addis Ababa in February 2026.
Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama in Addis Ababa in February 2026. © Marco Simoncelli/AFP

At the end of March, Ghana submitted a proposed security agreement to the ECOWAS and AES states intended to replace the Accra Initiative. But the draft has fallen a long way short of persuading all the countries in the region.

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