ECOWAS
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...
ECOWAS faces most difficult challenges since its formation – Ejime
A public affairs analyst, Mr. Paul Ejime, has lamented that the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) is facing some of the most...
Three Sahel nations’ exit from ECOWAS: Tinubu sends delegation to Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso to return
In a bid to address the recent decision by the Republic of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso to withdraw from the Economic Community...
Just In: Coup: Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso withdraw from ECOWAS over suspension
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have announced their immediate withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The military leaders of...
Democracy is supreme, Sahel alliance in aberance with ECOWAS objective – Pres. Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday berated the Sahel Alliance and called for a unified push to restore democracy in coup-hit West African countries....
Benin Republic President Talon visits Tinubu, wants free movement of people, goods between both countries
We want stronger trade ties with Nigeria …free movement of people and goods between both countries – Talon Nearly four years after the...
NBC’s fines on broadcast stations: Code violates freedom of expression – ECOWAS Court
The Nigerian Broadcasting Code being applied by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to impose sanctions and fines on erring broadcast stations has been...
