Tag: Ecowas
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…
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…