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Mali Snubs ECOWAS and African Union Over Steps to Return to Democratic Elected Government
The interim Military government of the Republic of Mali has utterly turned blind eyes on what is referred to as "Accra Initiative" designed by...
Angela Merkel Receives Félix Houphouët-Boigny-UNESCO Peace Prize
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS; and also known as CEDEAO French and Portuguese) is a regional political and economic union of...
Burkina Faso Dropped Out of African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Programme
Burkina Faso, that desert landlocked west African country located in the Sahel, might be facing its thornest path to unpredictable political situation. With an...
China Signs Agreement to Build ECOWAS Headquarters
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a $31.6 million grant from the Government of...
ECOWAS leaders “reset” deadlines for military leaders
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has re-imposed its sanctions on the Republic of Mali. It will also ensure the implementation and...
Nigeria’s role in ECOWAS peacekeeping
ECOWAS is the 44-year-old economic community of West African states. "The evolution of ECOWAS from the level of an organization created for the purpose...
ECOWAS Toughens its Position on Republics of Mali and Guinea
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has decided, after its extraordinary meeting held at the weekend, to reaffirms its demand for the...
ECOWAS Needs to Adopt Robust Approaches to Silencing the Guns Agenda
The ECOWAS Commission has held a one-day workshop on the modalities for implementing the Silencing the Guns agenda in West Africa, a flagship programme...
The new African currency
On June 11,
2019, during a meeting held in Abuja, the federal capital of Nigeria, the
fifteen members of the Economic
Community of West African States (ECOWAS)...
Small but Smart: Benin and Togo Cooperate to Ensure Water Security
The Mono River divides the two small West African nations of Benin and Togo. While less than a tenth the size of the Nile...