•ECOWAS Parliament seminar in Abuja The ECOWAS Commission has disclosed the doggedness of West African women dominating the informal trade sector, accounting for 74 percent in operations, even as youths form a critical part in the subregion. The Director at the ECOWAS Commission Trade Directorate, Christopher Mensah-Yawson, revealed at the ECO...
•Flags of ECOWAS member states West African regional bloc ECOWAS on Sunday threatened “targeted sanctions” on anyone obstructing Guinea-Bissau’s return to civilian rule following last month’s coup. The announcement came as presidents from across the region met in Nigeria for a bi-annual meeting whose agenda was dominated by two recent coup att...
The Economic Community of West African States has declared a state of emergency across the region following a surge in coups, attempted coups and escalating insecurity. ECOWAS Commission President, Omar Touray, announced the decision today at the 55th Session of the Mediation and Security Council in Abuja, reports Vanguard. According to him, W...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has strongly condemned the attempted military takeover in the Republic of Benin. Military personnel in Benin today announced that they had ousted President Patrice Talon, although his entourage said he was safe and the army was regaining control, reports AFP. Reacting in a statement it rel...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Guinea-Bissau from its decision-making bodies over a coup in the West African country. ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council (MSC) took the decision after an emergency meeting late yesterday, reports AFP. “The MSC decides, in accordance with the provisions of the ECOWAS Proto...
•Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Lagos office Election observers from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union (AU) have raised concerns over the coup in Guinea-Bissau, asking the military authorities to release government officials detained during the incident. The observers made the cal...
•ECOWAS logo The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have called for an urgent overhaul of Qur’anic education across West Africa as part of efforts to curb rising terrorism and violent extremism in the region. Speaking yesterday in Abuja at the closing ceremony of the West Africa...
The Amandla Institute for Policy and Leadership Advancement has announced plans to host a high-level meeting of experts in Abuja as part of activities marking the 50th anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States, in hopes of strengthening regional cooperation and reimagining the future of West African integration. In a stateme...
•Russian President Vladimir Putin and Mali’s junta leader Assimi Goita Mali’s military strongman, General Assimi Goita, told Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow today that he wanted to “reinforce” ties with the Kremlin, a key supporter of the West African country’s battle against jihadism. Under the General — who came to power after coups...
•Tinubu jets out President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will leave Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory tomorrow for Lagos to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Tinubu will, along with other leaders, celebrate the ECOWAS golden jubilee, which was flagged off in Accra, Ghana, in April. According to a ...
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