Tag: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

Burkina Faso coup. Picture credit: Vincent Bado/Reuters The rate of military interventions in politics and the boldness of the military ...

"The world is increasingly moving from democracy to illiberalism, and in West Africa’s case, the pace of the slide towards ...

WADEMOS members from 15 member states of ECOWAS hope to galvanise support against democratic backsliding and collapse in different West ...

The EU says it has spent over €150 million on Nigeria’s elections and other democratic engagements in the last 23 ...

The president appoints Chris Ngwodo as the director-general of the centre.

...China’s position on Russia has possibly influenced the stance of some African states, as it is Africa’s largest trade partner, ...

There have been coup-related tensions in the West Africa sub-region with the military in Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso toppling ...

Of that figure, 108 were rescued in 2020 and 18 persons in 2021 respectively and another 500 have been convicted ...

Mr Osinbajo also receives the Worldwide Leader of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints from the U.S. at the ...

Picture credit: Nick_ Raille_07/Shutterstock Forty-six years after Murtala, Africa has not come of age. Apart from the crises of under-development, ...

The people of West Africa are exhausted by the repeated cycles of bad governance.... earlier on ECOWAS was much more ...

Much more than a trend, increasing coups reflect a major crisis in West Africa’s political systems.

The African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have condemned the situation.

The suspension was decided at a virtual ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government extraordinary session.

Coups in Africa. Picture credit: Souleymane Camara/Reuters/Council on Foreign Relations In a region where 15 of the 16 countries were ...

Unproductive arm-wrestling distracts from the key issues and could steer Malians even further from democracy.

Between 2011 and 2013 alone, OSIWA funded nearly 300 developmental projects in nine countries, including Nigeria.

The Un chief also speaks on the security and humanitarian situation in West Africa.

Ivory Coast’s national carrier, Air Cote d’Ivoire, halted flights to the Malian capital Bamako on Monday.

There is clear evidence that the international community will no longer accept unconstitutional takeover of government, Nigeria's vice president says.

The dialogue process and the timing of the proposal to extend the transition offer hard lessons for Mali’s diplomatic partners.

The TRCC for three years investigated and documented cases of human rights violation against citizens under the 22-year rule of ...

Mr Buhari made the call at the 60th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ...

Presidents Adama Barrow of the Gambia and Alassane Ouattara of Cote D’ Ivoire also attended the dinner.