ECOWAS

Coup: ECOWAS Suspends Guinea-Bissau

The ECOWAS Heads of State and Government have held a rare emergency session to condemn the 26 November coup in Guinea-Bissau. They issued...

Guinea-Bissau Coup: International Community Weighs In, ECOWAS, AU Want Order Restored

The election observation missions dispatched to Guinea-Bissau by the African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), alongside the...

Odumegwu-Ojukwu Urges Southeast Entrepreneurs to Leverage ECOWAS Duty-Free Trade

The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has called on the Southeast business community to take advantage of duty-free platforms...

Sierra Leone’s Pres. Bio Takes Reins as ECOWAS Chairman, Succeeds Tinubu

In a notable shift within West African regional politics, Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has been appointed as the new Chairman of...

Kano to Get More EU Investment, Amb. Migno Pledges

Gautier Mignot, the European Union (EU) Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, on Tuesday commended Kano’s significant investment and entrepreneurship potential. Specifically, he highlighted...

Just in: ECOWAS Convenes in Ghana to Address Exit of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member states will meet in Ghana on Tuesday, April 22 to discuss the withdrawal of...

West Africa’s Top Wrestlers Gather in Abuja for 13th ECOWAS African Wrestling Championship

The stage is set for a thrilling display of wrestling prowess as 10 West African countries prepare to converge in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital,...

ECOWAS, UN Joint Mission to Support Peace Efforts in Guinea Bissau

A joint mission of ECOWAS and the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), has been dispatched “to support national efforts...

The Black Sheep in ECOWAS

By Paul Ejime ECOWAS is struggling to whip its wayward member States into line, but the list of leaders undermining the principles and...

ECOWAS Faces Setback as Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso Officially Pull Out of Regional Bloc

The three military-led West African nations – Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso – have officially withdrawn from the Economic Community of West African...

Nigeria refutes allegations of collusion with France to destabilize Niger Republic

The Federal Government of Nigeria has strongly rejected allegations made by Niger Republic’s Military Leader, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, claiming that Nigeria is colluding...

Just in: Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, free to exit ECOWAS by Jan. 29

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso are free to exit the regional body by the...

ECOWAS Launches $75m Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Facility

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has finalized the framework for a $75 million Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Facility. This...

Ghanaians file out in numbers to elect a new President, parliamentarians

Ghanaian voters came out in numbers on Saturday, 7th December 2024, to elect their new president and a 276-seat parliament under the Fourth...

ECOWAS and The Gambia – Preventing Another Dangerous Slide

By Paul Ejime Eight years after ECOWAS led the international community by deploying enormous human and material resources to free the Gambia and...

$26bln African Atlantic Gas Pipeline Project Gains Momentum

The federal government, in collaboration with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Morocco, and Mauritania, has reaffirmed its commitment to the...