ECOWAS

ECOWAS allocates $12.6m for 2024 humanitarian aid

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said it has committed $12.6 million to humanitarian causes in 2024, with part of the...

ECOWAS festival aims to boost food security, reduce poverty – DG

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Food and Cultural Festival announced that its forthcoming event in Nigeria aims to foster sustainable...

AU’s 6th mid-year meeting: Pres. Tinubu addresses African leaders on ECOWAS status, highlights achievements, challenges

Pres. Bola Tinubu on Sunday in Accra, Ghana addressed African leaders on the status of ECOWAS, highlighting the progress so far made by...

Tinubu departs Abuja on Saturday for AU meeting in Ghana

President Bola Tinubu will on Saturday depart Abuja for Accra, Ghana, to participate in the 6th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union...

ECOWAS states must meet financial commitments to address security challenges – Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu, in his capacity as the reelected Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of...

Breaking: Pres. Tinubu steps down as ECOWAS Chairman

President Bola Tinubu’s tenure as Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government comes to an end on Sunday, July...

History made as ECOWAS Parliament elects first female speaker

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament has, for the first time in history, elected a female speaker to head the...

Unsavory developments in Togo

By Paul Ejime As widely expected, Togo’s national electoral commission has declared the ruling Union for the Republic (UNIR) Party, as the overwhelming...

ECOWAS Deploys A Fact-Finding Mission To Togo

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Omar Alieu TOURAY, has deployed a Fact-Finding mission to Togo to interact with key stakeholders on...

Nigeria’s Sen. Barau emerges acting Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament

Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin emerged on Thursday in Abuja as acting Speaker of the sixth legislature of the Parliament of the Economic...

Tinubu calls for direct elections into ECOWAS parliament

President Bola Tinubu, at the swearing-in of 97 members into the parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), called for...

Faye, 44, takes office as president of Senegal

The 44-year-old opposition candidate and Senegalese president-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on Tuesday took the oath of office. The inauguration took place at the...

Nigeria’s Prof. Gambari leads 120 ECOWAS observers to Senegal’s presidential poll

Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, the Chief of Staff to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari and former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, has been designated to head...

Breaking: Tinubu announces suspension of sanctions on Guinea, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso

President Bola Tinubu has demanded that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) lift the economic sanctions against Guinea, Niger, Mali, and...

ECOWAS Chair, Pres. Tinubu, presides over regional body’s summit in Abuja

President Bola Tinubu on Saturday presided over Extraordinary Summit of heads of state and government of the Economic Community of West African States...