Tag: Ecowas
Breaking: ECOWAS imposes no flight zone on Niger
The decision was reached at an extraordinary session of the ECOWAS authority of heads of state and government at the…
Tinubu unveils plans to fight terrorism as ECOWAS leader
Tinubu spoke n Bissau, the capital of Guinea Bissau after he was unanimously elected the chairman of the 16-nation Economic…
Tinubu asks ECOWAS leaders to stop being ‘toothless bulldogs’ against coup plotters
Tinubu spoke after he was unanimously elected as chairman of the 16-nation Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) at…
Tinubu to convene ECOWAS Summit on trade and investment
Tinubu spoke in Bissau, the capital of Guinea Bissau after he was unanimously elected as chair of the 16-nation ECOWAS…
Tinubu emerges new ECOWAS chairman
Tinubu, however, warned that the threat to peace in the sub-region had reached an alarming proportion with terrorism and an…
Photos of the Day: Jonathan leads ECOWAS monitoring team to visit Tinubu
Jonathan came with former President of Ghana, John Mahama during the visit in Abuja.
ECOWAS Commission condemns attempted coup in Gambia
“The Gambia Government announces that intelligence reports have shown that some soldiers of the Gambian army were plotting to overthrow…
Buhari laments unconstitutional changes of power in West Africa
Buhari stated this Sunday in Abuja in his welcome address at the 62nd Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of…
What to know about the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline Project
Nigeria has joined other countries that constructed cross-country pipelines. It is a source of power and influence in the comity…
Mali: Goodluck Jonathan gets UN commendation
The ECOWAS leaders, among other decisions, passed the adoption of electoral law in Mali, marking the crossing of an important…
What ECOWAS did to Jonathan’s recommendations on Mali
Jonathan’s six-point recommendations was adopted after his presentation to ECOWAS leaders at the 61st Ordinary Summit in Accra Ghana on…
ECOWAS lifts sanctions on Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea gets ultimatum
But the ECOWAS leaders rejected a three-year transition proposed by coup leaders who seized power in Guinea in September.
ECOWAS pushes launch of single currency to 2027
In June 2019, the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of States and Government committed to having a single currency and adopted…
ECOWAS regrets Mali junta’s 2-year transition to democracy
Mali's ruling junta, which first came to power in an August 2020 coup, issued a decree on Monday fixing the…
ECOWAS insists on shorter transition in Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo who attended the meeting told newsmen about the bloc's decision after an Extraordinary Summit in Accra,…
Osinbajo heads to Ghana for ECOWAS Summit
A statement issued by Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, said at the summit,…
Mali assembly defies ECOWAS, approves 5-year rule for junta
On Monday, 120 members of Mali’s 121-seat interim parliament voted to allow the junta to govern for up to five…
Why ECOWAS has not sanctioned Burkina Faso junta
"We have engaged them. And they have shown interest that they want to work with ECOWAS towards the restoration of…
ECOWAS sending troops to Guinea Bissau
ECOWAS deployed a similar mission to the country from 2012 to 2020 after a coup, to help deter the military…
ECOWAS meets on Burkina Faso coup next week
A delegation of ECOWAS defence chiefs will travel to Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Saturday, followed by a ministerial mission…
ECOWAS summons extraordinary summit on Burkina Faso
The ECOWAS also "strongly condemned this coup by the military which marks a major democratic setback for Burkina Faso".
COVID-19 pushes extreme poverty by 3 % in West Africa — Report
The report highlights the effects of measures aimed at preventing coronavirus spread, such as border closures, movement restrictions and disruption…
Updated: ECOWAS turns Mali into pariah, withdraws envoys
ECOWAS said that the sanctions would only be gradually lifted after an acceptable and agreed transition chronogram was finalised and…
Buhari craves stronger partnerships in ECOWAS
Buhari said the political, economic, security and Covid-19 issues will require collective action.
Buhari hosts ECOWAS leaders to dinner (Photos)
Those at the dinner were President of Ghana and Chairman of ECOWAS, Nana Addo Akufo-Addo; President of Togo, Faure Gnassingbe;…
Fighting terrorism futile without addressing root causes – ECOWAS
The Vice President of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Ms. Finda Koroma has said the only successful way…
Mali expels ECOWAS envoy Hamidou Boly
Boly, was invited to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation where he was “notified of the decision of…
ECOWAS taps Akufo-Addo to champion universal suffrage campaign
The Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has appointed Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo into a new…
ECOWAS boycotts Guinea’s Doumbouya swearing-in, France, Mali envoys attend
ECOWAS condemned the 5 September coup d'état led by Doumbouya and initially called for the release and reinstatement of President…
ECOWAS sanctions Guinea, Mali coup leaders
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday imposed sanctions against the junta in Guinea and those slowing…