President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Alieu Touray, has approved the deployment of 15 Long-term Election Observers (LTOs) to monitor key stages in the electoral process leading up to
ECOWAS Delegation Engages Military Leader In Niger
On Saturday, August 19, 2023, a delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) arrived in Niamey, the capital of Niger, to engage in diplomatic negotiations aimed
‘ECOWAS Will Fund Niger Mission
Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security of the ECOWAS Commission, Ambassador Dr. Abdel-Fatau Musah, has announced that the West African bloc is prepared to fund a possible military operation
Defence Minister Charges ECOWAS Army Chiefs To Be Loyal To Heads Of State
Army chiefs from West African countries have been urged to remain loyal to their heads of state and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) during discussions aimed
Our Greatest Strength Lies In Unity – ECOWAS told
Major General Christopher Musa Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of Nigeria, Major General Christopher Musa, has rallied support for an intervention of ECOWAS in the ongoing political crisis in
ECOWAS Readies To Storm Niger
West African Army Chiefs with their Ghanaian counterparts and ECOWAS officials Ambassador Dr. Abdel-Fatau Musah, Commissioner of Political Affairs, Peace and Security for the ECOWAS Commission, has indicated that
ECOWAS Military Chiefs To Meet In Ghana Over Niger Crisis
Military chiefs of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will again meet in Ghana this week to consider the possibility of intervening in the Niger Republic. The
ECOWAS Court Dismisses Agyapa Deal Suit
Godfred Yeboah Dame The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice (CCJ) has dismissed a suit filed against the Government of Ghana over the controversial Agyapa deal. Though the court is yet
Nigerian’s President Tinubu Elected ECOWAS Chair
Bola Tinubu Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has become the new chair of the West African regional bloc, Ecowas, taking over from Guinea Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and is expected
Gender Experts, CSOs Begin ECOWAS Strategic Plan Validation
Dr. Afisa Zakariah (4th left) with the gender experts, CSOs representatives and ECDC officials Gender experts and civil society organisations (CSOs) working on gender and development have begun a
ECOWAS Single Currency Ministerial Committee Meets
Members of the committee in a group photo The Ministerial Committee (ECOWAS Convergence Council) on the ECOWAS Single Currency Programme has met in Bissau, Guinea Bissau to discuss what
Baba Kamara Appointed Deputy Head Of ECOWAS Election Mission
Alhaji Baba Kamara The former National Security Advisor, Alhaji Baba Kamara has accepted to be the Deputy Head of a 250-member ECOWAS Election Observation Mission to the Federal Republic
West African Leaders Meet In Accra To Fight Terrorism
Leaders in seven countries in the West African sub region are meeting in Accra to device means to fight the growing threat of terrorism in the region. They include