The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger had announced their immediate withdrawal from the Economic Community Of West African States, ECOWAS saying it had become a threat to member states. The ECOWAS Commission, however, said the community is ready for a “negotiated solution” with the three countriesBut the Presidency in its immediate reaction…
The Senator representing Kebbi Central, Senator Adamu Aliero, has lamented that the continued closure of the land border between Nigeria and the Republic of Niger has caused serious damage to the economy of states bordering the country. Aliero, a two-term governor of Kebbi State, while speaking on Arise Television monitored by our correspondent on Tuesday,…
The 64th Ordinary Session of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Heads of State and Government is holding in Abuja, Nigeria. The session, to be chaired by President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria, is attended by Heads of State and Government in the 15-member block. According to report, that countries like Ghana, Liberia, and…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) strongly condemned an outbreak of fighting Friday in Guinea-Bissau, where the situation had returned to calm Saturday. Clashes between members of the national guard and special forces of the presidential guard broke out Thursday night in the capital Bissau, leaving two dead. ECOWAS “strongly condemns the violence…