Tag: ECOWAS
Coup: Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso quit ECOWAS after 49 years
Niger Republic, Mali, and Burkina Faso, on Sunday, January 28, 2024, declared they are immediately leaving the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)...
Coup: ECOWAS suspends Niger from regional bodies
The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS/CEDEAO) has officially suspended Niger Republic from all sub-regional bodies until constitutional order is...
Tinubu to African leaders: We must prioritise good governance to end...
President Bola Tinubu has enjoined West African leaders to prioritise good governance and collective prosperity as an essential tool to prevent authoritarian takeovers of...
ECOWAS rejects Niger junta’s 3-year transition plan
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has rejected Niger junta’s three-year power transition plan.
It would be recalled that the head of the...
OPINION: Beware the coup belt, by Fani-Kayode
By FEMI FANI-KAYODE
Despite the hysteria about who has been made a Minister and who has not and the euphoria about which portfolios they have...
What we discussed with ousted Nigerien President — Abdulsalami-led delegation
An Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) delegation led by former Nigerian Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar, has met with ousted Nigerien President,...
Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger move against ECOWAS military threat
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger Republic have met to discuss a joint defence strategy in response to the announcement by the West African regional...
Niger junta brought war, but our people are hailing them
By UCHE NNADOZIE
Barring unbridled partisanship, I can't fathom why a Nigerian - especially an adult with a measure of geo-political appreciation will find gumption...
ECOWAS Parliament holds extraordinary session on Niger coup
The ECOWAS Parliament will on Saturday, August 12, 2023, hold an extraordinary session via the web to exhaustively discuss the recent political developments in...
AU backs ECOWAS on Niger coup, says Bazoum held in poor...
The African Union (AU) has pledged support to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) over its response to the coup in Niger...
