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Nigeria to reopen borders following ECOWAS resolution

Ihesiulo Grace 10 September 2020 0

The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has hashed out proposals on the need for a united front in the reopening of international borders. The resolution came in event of the Fifty-seventh Ordinary Session of the Authority of

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Abide by the constitution, Buhari urges West African leaders

Ihesiulo Grace 8 September 2020 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on West African leaders to abide by their country’s constitution by adhering to the number of office term it supports. According to findings by Daily Times, Buhari made the comments following the decisions of Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara and Guinea’s President Alpha Condé to run for third terms in […]

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Mali: ECOWAS issues fresh appeal for ‘swift’ civilian transition

Ihesiulo Grace 7 September 2020 0

The West African regional bloc ECOWAS on Monday issued a new appeal for Mali to make a “swift” transition to civilian rule following a military coup on August 18. “It is our community’s duty to help Malians towards the swift re-establishment of all democratic institutions. The military junta must help us to help Mali,” President […]

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Ghana’s president Akufo-Addo elected new ECOWAS Chair

Ihesiulo Grace 7 September 2020 0

The President of Ghana, Prof. Nana Akufo-Addo has been elected as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Akufo-Addo was elected at the ongoing 57th ECOWAS Summit. READ ALSO: Buhari urges Mali to embrace good governance to sustain political stability The summit is being held in Niamey, capital of Niger. […]

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Buhari urges Mali to embrace good governance to sustain political stability

Ihesiulo Grace 29 August 2020 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Mali government to embrace democracy and good governance in order to sustain political stability in the country. Buhari said this in the virtual and third Extraordinary Summit of ECOWAS on the socio-political crisis in Mali on Friday, August 28. In a statement by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, Buhari said that […]

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Mali: ECOWAS gives military 12 months to restore democracy

Ihesiulo Grace 28 August 2020 0

The Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) Heads of State and Government Authority has told the current military junta in Mali that it has only one year to return the country to civilian rule. Daily Times gathered that this was one of the decisions arrived by the ECOWAS authority at the end of its […]

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International Francophone organization suspends Mali over coup

Ihesiulo Grace 26 August 2020 0

The international community increased pressure on the military junta that has seized power in Mali, as the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie suspended the nation from its membership Tuesday. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Mali junta, ECOWAS talks end in deadlock Its leadership agreed the move at an extraordinary session held via videoconference, while adding that it

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BREAKING: Mali junta, ECOWAS talks end in deadlock

Ihesiulo Grace 24 August 2020 0

Dialogue between ECOWAS and Mali’s new junta ended on Monday without a deal on how the country should return to civilian rule following last week’s coup, negotiators said. READ ALSO: Mali: Military wants to rule for 3 years, agrees to release the president According to a statement, the two sides also said that ousted president […]

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ECOWAS cut ties with Mali

Ihesiulo Grace 19 August 2020 0

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has decided on Wednesday, to shut down all their land and air borders with Mali after its president announced his resignation in the wake of a military rebellion. ECOWAS disclosed this in a statement where-in it stated that they will also halt trade relations with Mali. The […]

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ECOWAS bans Mali over coup, pledges sanction

Ihesiulo Grace 19 August 2020 0

The West Africa bloc ECOWAS on Tuesday condemned a military putsch in Mali and pledged a range of retaliatory actions, including financial sanctions. Daily Times Nigeria gathered that, rebel soldiers arrested Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse on Tuesday afternoon following weeks of political tension in the country. READ ALSO: Malian

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Breaking: ECOWAS Abuja secretariat on fire

Ihesiulo Grace 4 August 2020 0

A fire outbreak has been reported at the ECOWAS Commission Secretariat in the Asokoro District of Abuja, the Nigerian capital. READ ALSO: Fire guts Niger Government House As at the time reporters arrived at the scene, firefighters were seen putting out the fire that has reportedly affected the floor accommodating the Department of Finance and […]

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31 ECOWAS Parliamentarians to resign over Mali Crisi

Ihesiulo Grace 28 July 2020 0

The Heads of State and Government of the Economic and West African States (ECOWAS) have asked all political parties to endeavour to obtain the immediate resignation of all the 31 Members of Parliament whose election is contested. This was made known in a communique read by Nigeria’s minister of state for foreign affairs, Zubairu Dada […]

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NANTS urges FG, ECOWAS to protect Nigerian traders in Ghana

Ihesiulo Grace 6 July 2020 0

National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS), has urged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to quickly resolve the challenges facing Nigerian traders in Ghana to stimulate economic diplomacy. Dr Ken Ukaoha, NANTS national president, in an interview on Sunday in Abuja also urged the Federal Government to be more assertive in the imbroglio. […]

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ECOWAS Court dismisses suit against Nigeria over independent candidacy

Ihesiulo Grace 1 July 2020 0

The ECOWAS Court of Justice on Wednesday dismissed a suit by Obinna Umeh and six others, challenging Nigerian laws that bar independent candidacy in elections. A three-member panel of justices presided over by the court’s President, Justice Edward Asante, held that Nigeria did not breach any convention or charter. The case was brought before the […]

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ECOWAS President endorses Okonjo-Iweala for DG, WTO

Ihesiulo Grace 22 June 2020 0

The ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government has endorsed Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the position of Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) from 2021 to 2025. This was made known in a statement signed by President Mahamodu Issoufou, Chairman of the Authority and made available by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on […]

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Covid-19: ECOWAS speaker urges W /African countries to establish, equip more facilities

Ihesiulo Grace 27 March 2020 0

The Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament, Hon. Mohamed Tunis, has charged governments of West African countries to establish more covid-19 isolation facilities and fit them with the proper equipment. In a statement issued by the speaker in Abuja on Thursday, he stressed that the pandemic had  taken a more threatening toll with more cases in the […]

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Entrepreneurship: ECOWAS launches 50m African women project

Ihesiulo Grace 21 February 2020 0

In  a bid to empower African women with requisite skills and platform to prosper their business, the Economic Community of West African States have launched the 50 million African Women speak project which is aimed at providing a platform and requisite knowledge for women entrepreneurs. The project which cuts across the 15 member states of […]

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ECOWAS may need $50m to combat Covid-19 epidemic, says WAHO boss

Ihesiulo Grace 20 February 2020 0

The Director General, West African Health Organisation (WAHO), Professor. Stanley Okolo, has disclosed that the region may need within the range of 30 to 50 million dollars to combat the Covid-19 epidemic. Disclosing this at a media briefing in Abuja on Monday, he called on partners and the private sector to provide funding support to […]

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Covid-19: ECOWAS ministers of health to strengthen regional preparedness

Ihesiulo Grace 18 February 2020 0

Ministers of Health of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have agreed to support member states for a regional preparedness and response to the ongoing Covid-19 (Coronavirus). Sen. Olorunnimbe Mamora, Minister for State, Federal Ministry of Health, made this known at a news conference on Monday in Abuja, while briefing newsmen on the […]

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ECOWAS probes Nigeria’s land border closure

Ihesiulo Grace 10 February 2020 0

The Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government has constituted a committee, headed by President Roch Marc Christian Kabore of Burkina Faso, to study and make a full report on Nigeria’s land border closure with her neighbours. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, confirmed this development […]