{"id":25161,"date":"2026-01-30T13:40:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T13:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.fawefmonline.com\/?p=25161"},"modified":"2026-01-30T13:40:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T13:40:03","slug":"west-africa-must-move-from-talk-to-action-on-security-threats-prof-opoku-agyemang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.fawefmonline.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/30\/west-africa-must-move-from-talk-to-action-on-security-threats-prof-opoku-agyemang\/","title":{"rendered":"West Africa must move from talk to action on security threats \u2013 Prof Opoku-Agyemang"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Vice President, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has called on West African leaders to move beyond discussions and take decisive action to address rising security threats in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at the Joint Ministerial Meeting of the High-Level Consultative Conference on Regional Cooperation and Security, she warned that threats such as violent extremism and terrorism were interconnected and easily crossed national borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-30-at-05.43.02-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" class=\"lazyload\" height=\"720\">She urged leaders in the sub-region to strengthen collaboration in the fight against regional insecurity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe challenges we face are increasingly interconnected and transnational. Violent extremism, terrorism, organised crime, cyber threats, and persistent youth unemployment do not respect borders, institutional mandates, or traditional policy silos,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn this context, leadership requires more than responding to immediate pressures. It calls for foresight and coordination to ensure that security strategies, foreign policy, and development agendas reinforce one another rather than operate in isolation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-30-at-05.43.01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" class=\"lazyload\" height=\"720\">The Vice President further highlighted the importance of identifying early warning signs of terrorism and other security threats to enable effective responses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cActing together and proactively helps us identify risks earlier, ease the burden on national systems, and maintain stability at a lower cost than responding after problems occur,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-30-at-05.43.01-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" class=\"lazyload\" height=\"720\">She emphasised that prevention was a practical necessity, noting that issues ranging from violent extremism and terrorism to organised crime and counter-terrorism cooperation required regional initiatives that prioritised implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe issues before us demand that regional initiatives be designed with implementation clearly in mind,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: citinewsroom.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Vice President, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has called on West African leaders to move beyond discussions and take decisive action to address rising security threats in the region. 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