ECOWAS

ECOWAS allocates $25m in 2024 to fight terrorism in Nigeria, others The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it allocated 25 million dollars in 2024 to fight terrorism in Nigeria, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso. Prof.…

ECOWAS court orders release of ousted Niger president The court of the West African bloc, ECOWAS, ordered on Friday that the Republic of Niger’s ousted president, Mohamed Bazoum, who has been held in detention since a July 26 coup, must…

ECOWAS to launch cybersecurity advancement platform Tuesday The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is set to launch the Joint Platform for Advancing Cybersecurity in West Africa. ECOWAS disclosed this on Monday via its…

El-Rufai cautions ECOWAS against military intervention in Niger The immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has cautioned the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) against military intervention in Niger…

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have met to discuss a joint defence strategy in response to the announcement by the West African regional bloc ECOWAS military intervention in the coup. Military staff of the three countries met in the…

The junta which overthrew the government of ousted Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum has reportedly threatened to kill him should the Economic Community of West African States attempt any military intervention to restore democracy in the…

Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) under the leadership of the Nigerian president, Bola Tinubu have commenced a closed-door session to discuss the situation in Niger Republic. The session commenced…

Nigeria’s President and Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Bola Tinubu, has reiterated the regional bloc’s commitment to protecting democracy and human rights in Niger Republic. According to Tinubu,…

The Nigerian Senate has urged President Bola Tinubu, as Chairman of ECOWAS, to encourage other ECOWAS leaders to explore further the political and diplomatic options and other means towards resolving the political impasse in the Niger…

Power supply from Nigeria to the Republic of Niger was stopped on Wednesday, as sanctions against the neighbouring country by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) increases. On Sunday, ECOWAS, led by Nigerian President…