'The menace caused by terrorism is such that we must share the burden of the fight,' said Afuko-Addo, in a Washington speech in which he contrasted Western aid for Ukraine with that given to West African democracies.
Washington, United States - Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo on Thursday called for a "global coalition of democracies" to fight violent extremist groups in West Africa that have been spreading south from the Sahel toward Ghana and its neighbours.
With Islamist militants controlling large swaths of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, the United States and other Western partners have been looking to help Ghana and other coastal West African states strengthen their defences. US aid to Ukraine since 2022's Russian invasion has climbed to $73.6 billion, while the combined assistance from the European Union, United Kingdom and United States to the Economic Community of West African States has only amounted to $29.6 million over the same period, Afuko-Addo said.
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