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2 days ago
The action of Nigeria in reopening her land and air border with Niger Republic is a clear manifestation of the resolve of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to tackle diplomatically the impasse engulfing the regional body.
14 Mar
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate opening of Nigeria’s land and air borders with Niger Republic, as well as and lifting of other sanctions against the landlocked nation.
12 Mar
The United Kingdom Partnership for Accelerated Climate Transition (UK-PACT) and the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) have commenced a project to protect the mangrove ecosystem in Cross River State
10 Mar
The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) is organizing a two-week Train-the-Trainers Course on Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) for Anglophone GIABA Member States under the ECOWAS Counter Terrorism Action Plan (2020-2024)
10 Mar
The move to ensure that member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) adopt a common currency has suffered a major setback as none of the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ) member states has met the four primary convergence criteria to make that happen.
8 Mar
European Union (EU) Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Samuela Isopi, has said despite the interventions by key stakeholders, women’s representation in Nigerian politics is on a steady decline.
6 Mar
Coups and earthquakes! Foreign journalists from America and Britain who covered Africa back in the day were never tired of writing headline stories on coups and earthquakes in Africa.
6 Mar
The decision by Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic, three landlocked sub-Saharan African countries, to pull out of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has sparked fears of increased instability and insecurity in the region.
5 Mar
Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS Court of Justice has dismissed a petition by the Media Rights Agenda (MRA) to compel the Nigerian government to pay N10 million reparation each to families of 11 deceased journalists.
5 Mar
Africa’s dynamic youthful population and civil society will challenge autocratic misrule and strive to fulfil the continent’s huge potential in 2024.
3 Mar
One of the major challenges of West African states is leadership deficiency, which has often led to political instability. West Africans have attempted to solve their problems through the formation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), known as CEDEAO in French and Portuguese. ECOWAS was established in May 1975, but the people’s…
3 Mar
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Timi Frank, on Sunday, condemned the recent killing of Chadian opposition politician, Yaya Dillo Djerou, by state security forces loyal to President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno. The death of opposition leader Djerou followed a siege on his party's headquarters and the homes of other top…

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