Tag: Ecowas
JUST IN: Osinbajo flies to Ghana for ECOWAS meeting on Guinea
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has left Abuja for Ghana for the second Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads…
U.S. speaks on involvement in Guinea coup as ECOWAS envoys meet junta, Conde
The U.S. State Department said a small U.S. team had been involved in a joint military training exercise outside Conakry.
ECOWAS suspends Guinea, sends mission to Conakry
Simultaneously, the regional bloc decided to send a fact-finding mission to Conakry, the Guinean capital today.
ECOWAS worried over Mali’s slow transition programme
The transition was dealt a further setback in May when the colonel who led the initial coup, Assimi Goita, ordered…
ECOWAS to hold extraordinary summit on Guinean coup
The summit comes in the wake of a coup that ousted the 11 year-old government of President Alpha Conde on…
Guinea’s coup leader Doumbouya faces foreign backlash
The coup staged on Sunday was led by Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, commander of special forces, set up in 2018, by…
ECOWAS, Nigeria condemn Guinea coup d’état
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Nigerian Government have strongly condemned the coup d’état that took…
ECOWAS will sustain democracy: Akufo-Addo
Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Nana Akufo Addo pledges to sustain democracy in member-countries
Nigeria backs calls for direct election for ECOWAS Parliamentarians
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan said on Tuesday that Nigeria is in support of the calls for an electoral…
ECOWAS suspends Mali, insists on Feb. 2022 election
Agency Reports Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Mali’s membership in response to last week’s coup by…
ECOWAS issues security alert to staff
The ECOWAS Commission has alerted its staff on alleged plans by criminals to infiltrate state capitals, including the FCT, Abuja.
Akufo-Addo to serve second term as ECOWAS chairman
Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will serve a second term as chairman of sub-regional bloc the Economic Community of…
Nigeria’s land borders porous – Aregbesola
Nigeria's Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has stated that cases of undocumented migrants were caused by Nigeria’s porous borders.
Buhari calls for trimmed ECOWAS, donates $20m for terrorism war
President Muhammadu Buhari has advocated for the restructuring of ECOWAS, saying that the organisation needed to streamline its management to…
Buhari , ECOWAS leaders in virtual 58th Ordinary Session
President Muhammadu Buhari and other West African leaders are holding a virtual 58th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads…
Niger Republic polls: Nigeria’s ex-vice president Sambo leads ECOWAS observers
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is deploying an electoral observation mission of 90 officials for Sunday’s presidential…
125 ECOWAS observers to monitor Ghana elections
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said on Monday it had deployed a 125-member mission to Ghana to…
ECOWAS, NEMA collaborate on disaster risk management
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called for the strengthening of the capacity of disaster risk management…
Jonathan meets Buhari again over Mali: What they discussed
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday received updates on the Mali situation from the Special Envoy/Mediator to the West African country,…
ECOWAS gives Mali junta ultimatum to name civilian transitional president
ECOWAS leaders who met in Niamey, Niger on Monday have given the military junta in Mali until Sept. 15 to…
ECOWAS, Mali Junta talks deadlocked, Keita not keen on reclaiming office
Ousted Malian President Boubacar Keita is no longer interested in returning to office, as demanded by leaders of the Economic…
Colonel Goita-led military junta wants to rule Mali for three years
The military junta that seized power in Mali last week wants a three-year transitional body, with military officers playing prominent…
ECOWAS donates 4,000 tonnes of food items to Nigeria
The Nigerian government has received about 4,000 tonnes of food items from the ECOWAS Commission to distribute to vulnerable households,…
Army Mutiny: ECOWAS suspends Mali, borders shut
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said on Tuesday it has suspended Mali membership and also closed its…
ECOWAS leaders endorse National Unity Government for Mali
The ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government Monday endorsed a Government of National Unity to resolve the political…
Photo News: Buhari in Virtual meeting with ECOWAS leaders on Mali crisis
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday joined other sub-regional leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in an…
ECOWAS Court delivers judgment Monday in $529K claim case
The ECOWAS Court of Justice will, on Monday, deliver judgement in the wrongful eviction case filed by Dr Rose Mbatomon…
ECOWAS sets up review committee on Nigeria’s border closure
The Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government has constituted a committee, headed by President Roch Marc Christian Kabore…
I will step down 2023 – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his intention not to contest the 2023 presidential elections but determined to help strengthen the…
Scourge of terrorism dominates ECOWAS summit in Abuja
How to deal with the rampaging terrorists in West Africa dominated discussions by leaders at their summit, with hosts President…