Deputy Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has emerged as the acting Speaker of the Sixth Legislature of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Diplomat Nigeria reports that Senator Barau, who is the leader of the Nigerian delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament, emerged during […]
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The recent withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) diminishes Nigeria’s influence in the region and could undermine its longer-term strategic interests, the International Crisis Group has warned. In a new report, titled “What Turmoil in ECOWAS Means for Nigeria and Regional Stability”, ICG says […]
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A former Nigerian Head of State and one of the founding fathers of the Economic Community of West African States, Yakubu Gowon, has urged the regional bloc government to lift sanctions on Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic. Gowon gave the recommendation in an open letter to the Heads of State and the ECOWAS member […]
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Responding on the concerns of its exit on security, trade and socio-economic activities, he said, “Now the world is a global village and is the world within ECOWAS? So, God will feed every human He created. The leader of military junta in Niger Republic, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, has said that none of the three […]
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Commission on Thursday convened an Extraordinary Session of its Mediation and Security Council (MSC) at the ministerial level over the decision of Mali, Burkina-Faso and Niger Republic to leave the community. The session also discussed the current political situation in Senegal where President Macky Sall postponed the […]
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MALI reaffirmed its exit “without delay” from West African bloc ECOWAS, saying it was not bound by the organisation’s one-year timeframe for withdrawal, according to a foreign ministry document seen by AFP Wednesday. Bamako’s military government announced its withdrawal from ECOWAS on January 28, along with neighbouring Burkina Faso and Niger. But article 91 of […]
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Civil Society and media organizations in West Africa have set agenda for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), calling on the regional bloc to “urgently call for an emergency extra ordinary summit to look into the state of affairs in the region in order to prevent further threats of disintegration.” The Civil Society […]
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The Nigerian government has renewed the suspension of commercial flights from Niger Republic to Nigeria and from Nigeria to the nation’s northern neighboring country. This was part of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) resolutions against Niger Republic, which on July 26, 2023 ousted its duly elected President, Mohamed Bazoum in a coup […]
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European Union (EU) Ambassador to Nigeria and Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS) Mrs. Samuela Isopi has said that EU private sector investors are making substantial contributions to the Nigerian economy. The Ambassador made this statement at the Eurocham yearly stakeholder conference with the theme ‘Sustainable Business Growth 2024’ in Lagos. She said that […]
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The relationship between Nigeria and her neighbour Niger Republic may break down soon as the government of two nations continue to be at daggers drawn after the Nigerien democratic government was overthrown by the military. In a latest statement by the Nigerien government, it alleged that Nigeria’s action since the change of guard in Niger […]
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