France suspends joint military operations with Mali
The French government has suspended its joint military operations with forces in Mali on Thursday after the second coup d’etat in its former colony within…
ECOWAS suspends Mali over Coup
West African leaders, meeting in a regional summit Sunday, suspended Mali from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) bodies after a second coup…
ECOWAS donates 4,000 tonnes of food items to Nigeria
The Nigerian government has received about 4,000 tonnes of food items from the ECOWAS Commission to distribute to vulnerable households, in order to mitigate the…
Buhari returns to Nigeria after ECOWAS briefing in Mali.
Chairman, ECOWAS Heads of Government, President Mahamadou Issoufou, says the body will do all it can to resolve the political crisis in Mali. He gave…
President Buhari emerges new ECOWAS chairman
President Muhammadu Buhari is the new chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). This was confirmed by his Special Assistant on New…
Why ECOWAS used force against Gambian former President, Yahya Jammeh – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has explained why leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) had to use “strong-arm tactics” to get former Gambian…
Stop frustrating Nnamdi Kanu’s fundamental right suit – ECOWAS blasts FG
The Economic Community of West African States’ court has berated the Nigerian Government for always filing fresh motions in a bid to frustrate a fundamental…
Reps, MAN, Falana, others reject Morocco’s bid to join ECOWAS
Members of the House of Representatives and other prominent Nigerians on Thursday warned Nigeria against supporting the application by Morocco to join the Economic Community…
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PHOTONEWS: Check out more photos of President Buhari at ECOWAS meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently attending the meeting of common currency for the West African sub-region (ECOWAS) at Niamey, Niger Republic. Buhari left Nigeria in…
Buhari reveals why ECOWAS countries can’t use single currency by 2020
President Muhamadu Buhari has cautioned member countries of Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, over the implementation of single currency in the region. Buhari,…
Cross River govt to lose Tinapa to ECOWAS Bank over debt
Government of Cross River State owed the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Bank several millions of Dollars collected as loan to construct Tinapa…
Nigeria explains deployment of troops to The Gambia
The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, has explained that Nigeria deployed military personnel to The Gambia as part of ECOWAS Standby Force to protect the…
Stop sending your deportees to Nigeria – FG warns ECOWAS member states
The Federal Government has cautioned Gabon and other ECOWAS member states not to dump deportees from their countries in Nigeria. The Minister of Interior, Lt.-Gen…
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Onyeka Onwenu Bags ECOWAS Award
THE ECOWAS Female Parliamentarians Association (ECOFEPA) has conveyed a letter of nomination to Lady Onyeka Onwenu, the Director-General, National Centre for Women Development, as its…
South African Xenophobic Attacks: Culprits Must Face Justice – ECOWAS
Mr. John Mahama, Ghana’s President and Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has asked the South African government to immediately put…