Tag: ECOWAS

He said, “Faced with this situation, it is safe to declare that our community is in a state of emergency.”

“Today, the Nigerian armed forces stood gallantly as a defender and protector of constitutional order in the Republic of Benin ...

Mr Shettima will join other African leaders and international dignitaries at Monday's inauguration ceremony.

The regional bloc declared that any effort to upend the country’s constitutional system amounts to a direct subversion of the ...

The group urged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to take decisive steps to restore constitutional order in ...

On 26 November, a military regime led by General Horta Inta-A deposed the elected government of President Umaro Sissoco Embalo. ...

Mr Obi noted that true democracy could only thrive in a situation where transparency and accountability prevailed, and the voice ...

Ex-Pesident Goodluck Jonathan led the West African Elders Forum Election Observation Mission to monitor Guinea-Bissau's presidential and legislative elections held ...

Coups and their aftermath also fractured ECOWAS as they led to the creation of the Alliance for Sahel States (AES) ...

The decision was made during an emergency meeting of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council (MSC), which expressed deep concern ...

This has drawn criticism across West Africa, with several governments and regional blocs calling for a return to constitutional order.

The resolution, adopted unanimously, came amid rising instability in the country, where Guinea- Bissau’s military seized power, toppled President Umaro ...

The Nigerian government demanded that the military commanders involved in the coup restore civilian authority without delay and respect democratic ...

The call came on the opening day of the third edition of the West Africa Media and Development Conference, organised ...

More than twenty sessions are scheduled, with speakers from ECOWAS, Open Society Foundations (OSF), NRGI, CIPE, Africa Check, Channels Television, ...

The governor extolled the lawyer and ex- executive director of Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), as a gentleman par excellence, ...

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.