ECOWAS

ECOWAS: Fighting Terrorism Without Attacking Root Causes Exercise in Futility

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has said fighting terrorism without attacking the root causes is an…

3 years ago

ECOWAS Calls on Private Sector to Invest in Peace, Security

The Economic Community of West African (ECOWAS) has called on private sector to invest in peace and security within the…

3 years ago

ECOWAS Freezes Assets, Imposes Travel Ban on Guinea Coup Leaders, Calls for Elections in Mali

West Africa’s main regional bloc has imposed sanctions against the military government in Guinea and those slowing Mali’s post-coup transition…

3 years ago

ECOWAS Suspends Guinea after Coup, Says It Will Send Mediators

West Africa’s main regional bloc has suspended Guinea’s membership, days after a military coup that removed President Alpha Conde. During…

3 years ago

Mali’s Progress Towards February Polls Insufficient, ECOWAS Warns

West Africa’s main regional bloc says it is concerned Mali’s transitional government has not made sufficient progress towards organising elections…

3 years ago

ECOWAS Vision 2050 Will Be Ready in December, Commission Says

The President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Jean-Claude Kassi Brou has revealed that the ECOWAS…

3 years ago

Buhari Canvasses Stronger Pressure on Mali to Return to Civil Rule

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on West African leaders to exert more pressure on the military leadership in Mali to…

4 years ago

President Buhari to Attend ECOWAS Mid-year Summit in Ghana

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari will on Saturday participate in the 59th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of…

4 years ago

Senegal: ECOWAS Calls for Restraint from All Parties

The Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) has asked for restraints from all parties in the ongoing protest in…

4 years ago

To Accept Covid Vaccines, ECOWAS Recommends Compensation for Citizens Who Suffer Side Effects

Regional body Economic Committee of West African States (ECOWAS) has recommended that compensation be made to citizens of member nations…

4 years ago

Nigeria Has Disobeyed 25 Ecowas Court Judgements, Falana Says

Nigeria has so far disobeyed twenty-five judgements of the ECOWAS court, the first since the establishment of the regional court,…

4 years ago

ECOWAS to Deliberate on Grey Areas in Mali, after Special Envoy Jonathan Briefs Buhari

Abel Ejikeme Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), at the behest of…

4 years ago