Tag: ECOWAS

The tariff regime is coming after more than ten years of internal negotiations. Ministers of Finance in the Economic Community ...

Members of ECOWAS met in Cape Verde to facilitate the process for a universal external tax regime. The members of ...

Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom asked the ECOWAS delegates to become ambassadors of the state. A multi-purpose International Conference ...

Just before our arrival in Mali, there was open confrontation between Red Beret troops loyal to former President Toumani Toure ...

Nigeria’s president urges ECOWAS leaders to work towards a common of stability. The leaders of the Economic Community of West ...

 ECOWAS attempts to flush out malaria from the region. Nigeria, Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire have been selected as the host ...

Immediately the insurgents carved out Northern Mali for themselves, ECOWAS reacted promptly, threatening to deploy forces on the ground to ...

Subair Kamar, a Deputy Police Commissioner, has been appointed to lead the African-led mission to Mali. The Economic Community of ...

The Malian crisis has since January 2012 been on the front-burner. It is a crisis with complex dynamics that is ...

The case was filed by SERAP. The ECOWAS Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, fixed May 7 for hearings in the ...

Kadré Désiré Ouedraogo, the president of the ECOWAS commission Kadré Désiré Ouedraogo, the president of the ECOWAS commission, doesn’t come ...

A Nigerian Major General will head the Mali mission. Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West ...

Mr. Englama will head WAMI for an initial two years. The West African Monetary Institute, WAMI, has announced the appointment ...

The Nigerian President is among 14 African leaders at the summit. ECOWAS leaders on Saturday in Abidjan called on the ...

West Africa states are moving to establish a single currency for the region. Nigeria’s Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has said ...

President Jonathan has given his first figures of Nigerian troops to be deployed Nigeria is deploying 1,200 soldiers, 300 more ...

The military says a presidential approval has been given for a 900 troops Nigeria will deploy her first batch of ...

ECOWAS plans a common currency scheme in the region. The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Commission on Monday ...

ECOWAS Commission said it supports the moves taken by France thus far. The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, ...

ECOWAS constituted the committee on Mali on Tuesday. A Working Group of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, ...

Most of the illegal immigrants were from other African countries.

Amnesty International’s legal adviser advises Nigeria to properly regulate oil companies like Shell.

ECOWAS offers respite to Ivorian refugees in Liberia.

“Obasanjo was the first ruler in Nigerian history to borrow money when Nigeria did not need it from the IMF.”

The groups said Mr. Obasanjo should not be allowed to lead such important missions.