ECOWAS

For shifting the date for the presidential and legislative elections earlier fixed for next February, the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS has slammed sanctions on the leaders of the military coup in Mali. The…

The Federal Government has condemned the coup d’etat that happened today in the Republic of Guinea, saying it violates ECOWAS Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance. Army putschists in Guinea had on Sunday staged a coup and…

The meeting of the Joint Committee of the ECOWAS Parliament holding in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso has cautioned against the use of cryptocurrencies as a mean of exchange and commerce. The joint committee meeting on Wednesday,…

Nigeria’s delegation to the ongoing Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament on Thursday said the security situation in the country is dire. The assessment was made during the 33- member Nigerian Delegation…

Following the suspension of Mali from ECOWAS, the Regional body’s Parliament has approached the Community Court of Justice of the body for advice on whether members of the National Transitional Council of Mali elected to represent…

Mali has been suspended from the West African regional bloc, Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) until the current military dictators vacate office and return the country to civil rule. The decision was announced…

Mali must quickly prepare its plan for elections to replace the transitional government put in place after August's coup, the West African regional group Ecowas has said. An Ecowas delegation, which has just finished a two-day…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has called for the prosecution of the killers of rice farmers in Borno. A statement by ECOWAS Commission on Monday, also called for regional, continental and…

The presidential candidate of the L’Alternative-CI and leader of the opposition parties in Cote D’Ivoire, Mr. Seth Koko has asked the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and President Muhammadu Buhari in particular…

Following what it described as 'positive steps towards a constitutional government', the Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS) in Tuesday ended sanctions imposed against Mali after a military coup in August, saying…