•Tinubu (L) at ECOWAS meeting Nigeria has paid its accrued debt owed the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to the tune of ₦85 billion. President of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Touray, disclosed this in his statement at the opening of the 66th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and […]
Members of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) have approved the design for the $15bn Lagos-Abidjan Corridor Highway Development Project. The approval was given during a meeting in Lagos State, reports Channels TV. The group also said it will initiate the procurement process for the project at its next meeting. The meeting wh...
•ECOWAS defence chiefs meet in Abuja The Chiefs of Defence Staff of the Economic Community of West Africa States today called for the return of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso to the regional bloc. Speaking in Abuja while on a visit to the National Counter Terrorism Centre, the Chairman of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs […]
The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, has ruled that the Federal Republic of Nigeria violated the human rights of Obianuju Udeh and two others. The court found Nigeria in breach of Articles 1, 4, 6, 9, 10, and 11 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, specifically on the right to life, security […]
•Niger’s General Abdourahamane Tiani (R) salutes next to his Burkinabe counterpart Captain Ibrahim Traore (L) upon his arrival in Niamey on Friday The military regimes of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso marked their divorce from the rest of West Africa Saturday, with Niger’s ruling general saying the junta-led countries have “turned their backs o...
•ECOWAS leaders in Abuja yesterday The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has resolved to lift some sanctions on Niger Republic, Mali and Guinea. The resolution was taken at the extraordinary summit on the peace, political, and security situation in the ECOWAS sub-region in Abuja yesterday, reports Channels TV. While the region...
•ECOWAS logo The Economic Community of West African States is expected to suspend all sanctions imposed on Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, who are under military rule after juntas overthrew the civilian governments of all three countries. This is as President Bola Tinubu, who serves as Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of States, [&helli...
•General Yakubu Gowon (rtd) Former Nigerian Head of State and one of the founding fathers of the Economic Community of West African States, Yakubu Gowon, has urged the regional political and economic union to lift sanctions on Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic. Gowon made the call in an open letter to the Heads of […]
As the rift between Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger over their withdrawal from the regional bloc continues, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and the Media in West Africa have called on the leadership of the bloc to address the lingering issues at stake to avoid further instability and [&hel...
•Auwal Rafsanjani Yesterday, the Executive Director of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Comrade Auwal Ibrahim Musa Rafsanjani described Nigeria as a major loser due to the walk-out decision taken by Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from ECOWAS. Rafisanjani, who stated this during an exclusive chat with our correspondent, la...
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