The annual defence bill for the fiscal year 2023 calls on the State Department to collaborate with the Pentagon on a “feasibility study” of potential US assistance for the International Counterterrorism Academy (Académie Internationale de Lutte Contre le Terrorisme, or AILCT) in the West African nation of Côte d’Ivoire. President Biden signed the bill into law on 23 December.
US: Congress calls for support for French-backed African counter-terrorism academy

The US Congress is calling on the Joe Biden administration to join other western powers in supporting a new African counter-terrorism academy that looks to train security officials from across the continent.