By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA —THE Presidency said yesterday that some West African countries that opted out of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, after the enthronement of military government were considering re-joining the regional group. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, disclosed this to journalists at Nnamdi […]

Their military rulers accuse ECOWAS of having imposed “inhuman, illegal and illegitimate” sanctions against them after the coups that brought them to power.

The highlight of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Authority of Heads of State and Government Summit of December 15, 2024, was the formalisation of its break up. Three of the 15-Member countries, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Republic which are now ruled by  military regimes, had given notice of withdrawal. Some of us […]

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger will officially cease to be members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) by January 29, 2025.

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Sunday, urged leaders in West Africa to draw inspiration from Ghana’s recent peaceful elections as a model of democratic maturity and commitment to national unity.

For the first time in nearly two decades, Nigeria has fully met its financial obligations to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), paying 100 percent of its community levy.

The ECOWAS Court has dismissed Nigeria’s preliminary objection to the court’s jurisdiction to determine a human rights violation case involving a Nigerian man on death row for 30 years.

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), alongside Morocco and Mauritania, made a significant push forward in the development of the African Atlantic Gas Pipeline (AAGP) project.

As Nigeria marked 64 years of independence, the Economic Community of West Africa States, ECOWAS Woman & Youth Ambassador, Sonnia Agu, has said the critical role women play in shaping the nation’s future cannot be over emphasised.

By CHUKWUEMEKA UWANAKA  THE decision of the government of Burkina Faso to launch its new generation biometric passport without the logo of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, on September 3, 2024, may signify an irreversibility of the decision by the governments of Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali on January 28, 2024, to formally […]

Participants also deliberated on the operationalization of the logistic deportment in Sierra Leone and other ECOWAS peace support operations.

President Bola Tinubu has said ECOWAS will continue to persuade the military leaders of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso to return their nations to the fold. 

The ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme (ETLS) Task Force has urged the Republic of Benin and Niger Republic to put aside their differences through dialogue and reopen their common frontier.

She said she visited the country to debrief President Bola Tinubu on the visit of her delegation to Senegal, Guinea Conakry, Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso.

ECOWAS appointed Senegal’s president as a “facilitator” in negotiations with the three states, alongside Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe.