The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says the decision to lift sanctions on Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso was based on the need to maintain regional unity and security. President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Touray, said this at the end of the extraordinary session of...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has called for the suspension of economic sanctions imposed on Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea by ECOWAS. Tinubu, who is the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the organisation, said this at the extraordinary session...
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 on Saturday. While the regional bloc said...
President Bola Tinubu has expressed confidence in the possibility of lasting peace, security and prosperity in the West African region. He said this at the Extraordinary session of the Authority of Heads of States and Government on the Political, Peace and security in ECOWAS region in Abuja, on Saturday....
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) leaders are currently meeting in Abuja to discuss political and economic issues concerning the sub-region. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the leaders would examine ways to address the pulling out of the bloc by Mali, Burkina Faso...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is set to implement a regional 30 by 30 plan aimed at securing at least 30 per cent of the planet by 2030. Dr Iziaq Salako, Minister of State for Environment, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at the ECOWAS...
In a move that took the West Africa sub-region unawares, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger which are under military rule on Jan. 28, announced their withdrawal from the sub-regional politico-economic bloc, ECOWAS. Whereas Mali and Burkina Faso officially notified ECOWAS on Jan. 29, Niger followed suit on...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu will on Thursday depart Abuja for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that Tinubu would participate in the 37th Ordinary Session...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, says Nigeria is committed to regional security cooperation with other members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries. The Director, Information and Public Relations, Ministry of Information, Mr Henshaw Ogubike, disclosed this in a...
This Tuesday, in Abuja, the Save Democracy Group – West Africa (SDG-WA) and the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought (TAS) held a policy dialogue. They expressed alarm about the shortcomings of democracy, especially in West Africa, the sub-region where the majority of Black people live, as...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called on the Senegalese Government to urgently choose a new date for the country’s presidential elections that was postponed. ECOWAS Commission in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said it has taken note of the...
A coalition of Civil Society Groups, has urged the authorities in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso to rescind their decision to withdraw their membership of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Mr Auwal Rafsanjani, the Executive Director, CISLAC, said this at a news conference in Abuja on...
The Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed sadness over the pronouncement by the Military authority in the Republic of Niger indicating that the Republics of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have withdrawn membership of their countries from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). In a...
The Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) says it has not received formal notification of withdrawal from the bloc by Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. ECOWAS is a sub-regional political and economic union of 15 West African countries. It stated on Sunday in Abuja that its attention...
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Republic, have officially pulled out of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The announcement, made only a while ago today, is with immediate effect. It came in through a joint communique by the Presidents of the three nations. DETAILS COMING…. Read Also:...
A pro-democracy organisation called Save Democracy Group – West Africa (SDG–WA) recently issued a press statement alerting the public to the ongoing military takeovers that have occurred in West Africa and Africa since 2020, as well as the pressing necessity to preserve democracy in the West African sub-region. In...
The Former President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Koroma would be arriving Nigeria on Thursday on political asylum. The former President who was investigated for his role in a botched coup d’etat and was found culpable of complicity. A signed public notice by Sierra Leonean Minister of Information and...
Niger Republic, Mali, and Burkina Faso are eyeing a political and monetary alliance, Niger’s military leader said on national television of a move that could mark a further break with the West African regional bloc. Niger’s General Abdourahamane Tiani did not give a timeline or details about the...
The Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS), has commended the peaceful resolution of the disputes of the February general elections in Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Liberia. This is contained in a communiqué read by Dr Omar Touray, ECOWAS Commission President, at the end of the 64th session...