When asked if there might be a need to reinvent ECOWAS in any way after the three Sahelian states announced their withdrawal from membership in ECOWAS,...
Obasanjo explained that instead of pushing forward the narratives of hatred, negative attitudes that brew conflicts and then violence, it was important to embrace love and...
ECOWAS even threatened to invade the country, summoning meeting after meeting of its member states' security chiefs to mobilize forces to achieve this aim of forcefully...
He said that other projects the countries benefits from are the ECOWAS regional electricity market, West African Power Pool project, which links member states to a...
“ECOWAS was established for the unassailable objective of improving the lives of the people of this region through fraternal cooperation among all member states. This edifice...
But the bloc’s warning of military intervention has fizzled out with little sign that Bazoum – still imprisoned in the presidential palace in Niamey — is...
Speaking further, he stated that the country is not worried about the consequences that may arise in terms of security, trade, and socio-economic activities following their...
Mr Leonardo Simao, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) decried the three countries’ withdrawal, noting that it would hinder...
During an appearance on Arise TV on Wednesday, Badejo stated that Instead of issuing threats after the military takeover in Niger, the ECOWAS and the Federal...
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger were founding members of ECOWAS in 1975, but the bloc suspended all three and imposed sanctions on them following military coups...