Coups! (West) Africa’s peopleless democracies, Abdullah Musa
There are five countries in West Africa who formed a coalition in order to fight terrorists operating in the Sahel. Of the five, only Niger […]
Ecowas
ECOWAS: Vice-President Osinbajo Departs Nigeria
Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Sunday morning departed Abuja for Accra, Ghana, to represent President Muhammadu Buhari at an Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS […]
We’ll make as much sacrifice as we can for Mali within ECOWAS requirements – Buhari
By Abdullahi Mohammed, AbujaPresident Muhammadu Buhari Thursday received a Special Envoy from Col. Assimi Goita, the Transitional President of Mali, promising that Nigeria would do […]
Mali Junta expels Ecowas Representative
Mali’s transitional government has ordered an envoy of the 15-nation West African regional bloc to leave the country within 72 hours because of actions “incompatible with his status.”
Buhari to attend ECOWAS meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari will participate in the 59th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government in Accra, Ghana on Saturday, […]
Breaking: ECOWAS suspends Mali
West African leaders, meeting in a regional summit Sunday, suspended Mali from the Economic Community of West African States bodies after a second coup by […]
Nigeria, Benin Republic seek ways to end rice importation in ECOWAS region
By Abdullahi Mohammed, AbujaThe federal government and the Republic of Benin have agreed to work together to end the importation of rice in the Economic […]
Buhari canvasses restructuring of ECOWAS, orders release of $20m to counter terrorism
By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari has advocated for the restructuring of ECOWAS, saying that the organization needed to streamline its management to adjust to […]
Buhari urges ECOWAS to resist temptation of tenure elongation
President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to ECOWAS leaders not to elongate their tenure in office beyond constitutional limits, presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu said in a […]
Mali can’t afford to stand alone, says Buhari…as ECOWAS gives coup plotters one-year deadline
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja joined ECOWAS Heads of State and Governments in a virtual meeting, charging the military junta in Mali to set […]
ECOWAS places embago on Mali, stands on return to constitutionaldemocracy
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja joined ECOWAS Heads of State and Governments in calling for immediate release of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of Mali, […]
Again, ECOWAS Special Envoy, Jonathan briefs Buhari on Mali crisis
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday received his immediate predecessor in office, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, at State House, Abuja, presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina disclosed in a press […]
ECOWAS adopts declaration on Mali,…as Buhari calls for gov’t of national unity
The ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government Monday adopted a Declaration towards settling the political crisis in Republic of Mali, presidential spokesman, Femi […]
“We’ll resolve the political crisis in Mali”
Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, President Mahamadou Issoufou said the sub-regional organisation will do all it can to […]
ECOWAS at crossroads as Buhari cautions on single currency
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday cautioned that the ambition for Eco regional currency could be in ‘serious jeopardy,’ unless member states complied with agreed processes of reaching the collective […]