Tag: ECOWAS

Top officials raised fresh concerns over the rapidly deteriorating security situation in West Africa and the Sahel, calling for urgent, ...

Olusegun Awolowo, a lawyer, is the grandson of the late Premier of the Western Region, Obafemi Awolowo.

Mali The two other AES countries – Burkina Faso and Niger – are suffering from similar levels of insecurity and ...

Mr Ouattara’s fourth-term landslide win reflects the ongoing struggle to achieve inclusive and trusted democratic governance.

FEC also approved new water projects to serve satellite towns in the FCT, including Karu, Karshi, Orozo, and Bwari.

“Nigeria’s security agencies have neutralised more than 13,500 terrorists through sustained operations.”

ECOWAS stated that it was deeply concerned by the increasing violence and complex security situation in the region.

Nigeria must instead embark on continuous reforms to consolidate the gains of its democracy since 1999.

The French visit was earned, not solicited. It was Nigeria’s capacity, not its dependency, that drew attention.

“We had credible intelligence that Mafa would be attacked, and it was duly circulated to all relevant authorities,” Mr Zulum ...

The lawmakers also urged the Nigerian Armed Forces, Police, and other security outfits to immediately reinforce deployment in affected areas, ...

In north-east Nigeria, failed harvests and poverty push farmers into illegal logging, feeding a cross-border trade run by middlemen.

Withdrawing from the global court shows that the Alliance of Sahel States prioritises joint action, whatever the consequences.

LUMIX Solutions affirms its mission to make renewable energy accessible and affordable for all through disruptive innovations that promote economic ...

The core of the crisis in West Africa is poor governance and the realisation by citizens that they are not ...

The groups' meeting with ECOWAS was meant to broaden collaboration on some of the region’s most pressing challenges, ranging from ...

Mr Tinubu’s early “red line” against coups collided with political reality, but the shift from coercion to engagement was ultimately ...

According to Mr Mahama, Ghana agreed to receive West African deportees because the ECOWAS protocol on free movement already allows ...

The gathering seeks to reaffirm regional commitment, mobilise political will, and drive collective action against Lassa fever and other emerging ...

The 18-month project covers eight local government areas in Katsina State and two in Zamfara

It seeks to reaffirm regional commitment, mobilise political will, and drive collective action against Lassa fever and other emerging infectious ...

He said that the project enhanced disease surveillance, strengthened laboratories, and promoted community-led reporting of human and animal health threats ...

Ogun State’s blueprint for economic transformation includes multi-modal infrastructure development: the Gateway International Cargo Airport, Ijebu-Ode and Kajola dry ports, ...

The NCTC said the trials demonstrated Nigeria’s resolve to pursue justice through lawful processes, while also providing avenues for rehabilitation ...

West Africa is navigating one of its most turbulent democratic cycles in decades. Coups in Mali, Guinea, Niger, and Burkina ...