Counter terror academy inaugurated in Ivory Coast

Authorities in Ivory Coast inaugurated the International Academy for the Fight against Terrorism in Jacqueville on Thursday.

The institution was created by a joint effort between the West African country and France. It is expected to train national counter terrorism officials and troops, as well as magistrates, and other members of the security forces. The opening ceremony was attended by Ivory Coast's Prime Minister and French Foreign Minister. French Foreign Minister added that the institution will also work as "a training and healing centre of intervention units and a strategic research institute." The announcement of the building of the Academy was made in 2017 by the president of Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara, and France president Emmanuel Macron, in the context of the African Union-European Union summit that took place in Abidjan.