The Punch Newspapers5d
It’s ECOWAS of people, not coup plotters
The Economic Community of West African States announced recently that the three-member nations where coup plotters overthrew elected governments had finally exited the community. Issues related to ...
LEADERSHIP Newspaper8d
Fistula: Federal Gov’t, ECOWAS Begin Pre-Implementation Needs Assessment
The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Ministry of Women Affairs and the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) Gender Development Centre ...
Newsday6d
What's ahead for a 50-year-old West African bloc after 3 junta-led countries left the group?
BAMAKO, Mali — West Africa's regional bloc known as ECOWAS is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries formally quit the group, forming their own alliance and weakening the ...
Human Rights Watch8d
Sahel States’ Withdrawal from ECOWAS Undermines Accountability
Since 2005, the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has had jurisdiction to hear human rights cases brought by citizens of member states. It has issued landmark decisions on human rights issues ...
Newsday14d
ECOWAS pledges to 'keep door open' after 3 coup-hit West African nations exit regional bloc
ABUJA, Nigeria — The junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday. The previously ...
Ghana Business News11d
Exit of junta-led states bad for ECOWAS integration – Antwi-Danso
The former Dean and Director of Academic Affairs of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College said the formal exit of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African ...
CNN13d
ECOWAS pledges to ‘keep door open’ after 3 coup-hit West African nations exit regional bloc
The junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday. The previously announced withdrawal ...