ECOWAS Declares State of Emergency Amid Coups, Mutinies in West Africa
ECOWAS announces emergency during 55th Mediation & Security Council session Decision follows recent coups and failed mutinies in the sub-region Commission urges investment in regional security and democratic stability The…
Nigeria Will Be Among World’s Top 5 Economies By 2100 — ECOWAS President
ECOWAS Commission President Omar Touray projects Nigeria will rank among the world’s top five economies by 2100. Touray praised Nigeria’s role in stabilising West Africa, including deployment of ECOWAS forces…
Jonathan: Guinea-Bissau Crisis ‘A Ceremonial Coup’, ECOWAS, AU Must Release Election Results
• Jonathan demands ECOWAS, AU publish Guinea-Bissau election results • Ex-president says Embaló’s ‘self-announced coup’ defies logic • Calls for release of opposition candidate Fernando Dias Former President Goodluck Jonathan…
ECOWAS Suspends Guinea-Bissau, Warns Coup Leaders of Severe Consequences
ECOWAS suspends Guinea-Bissau from all decision-making bodies following the November 26 military coup. Coup leaders warned to restore constitutional order and release detained officials, including President Umaro Sissoco Embaló. Regional…
ECOWAS Denies Genocide Claims, Says Terrorism Targets All Religions in West Africa
ECOWAS dismisses claims of genocide against Christians in the region. Says violence affects Muslims, Christians, and others equally. Calls on UN and global partners to treat such allegations as false.…
BREAKING: VP Osinbajo Leave For Ghana ECOWAS Meeting To Bring Peace In Guinea
Today, September 16, President Muhammadu Buhari will be represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Governments' 2nd Extraordinary summit on the current…
ECOWAS Court Orders Bazoum’s Immediate Release
The court of the West African bloc, ECOWAS has ordered that Niger's deposed president, Mohamed Bazoum be released immediately from detention. The court ruling did not only call for Bazoum's…
Democracy in West Africa Declining Steeper Than in Other Regions – OSIWA
Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), has decried the level at which democracy in West Africa is declining. Mathias Hounkpe, political governance programme manager at OSIWA stated this while…
Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso Withdraw from ECOWAS over Suspension
The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have announced their immediate withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States. The leaders of the three Sahel nations on…
Buhari Seeks ECOWAS Collaboration To Tackle COVID
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for collaboration among members of Economic Community for West African States, ECOWAS in tackling its challenges including the COVID-19 pandemic. Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina in…