ECOWAS to deploy 1,200 troops to Sierra Leone, say ECOWAS Defence Chiefs
TINUBU: HAND OF FRIENDSHIP STILL OPEN TO NIGER, MALI, AND BURKINA FASO President Bola Tinubu as Chairman of the subregional body; the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was…
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Ex-Gambian VP chairs ECOWAS 40-member Togo election observer team
Gambia‘s former Vice President Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang has been appointed to lead a 40-member ECOWAS observer team to monitor Togo’s general elections. According to Dr Omar Touray, President of ECOWAS Commission,…
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Tinubu charges ECOWAS on need to strengthen ties
President Bola Tinubu has called on Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member states to come together, strengthen ties, and reject forces bent on causing division within the community.…
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Customs warns Niger Rep border community against anti-ECOWAS moves
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has charged Illela border community, marketers and other stakeholders to adhere to stipulated regulations as ECOWAS lift sanctions against Niger Republic. Mr Kamal Muhammad, its…
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ECOWAS lifts sanctions on Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Saturday in Abuja lifted sanctions it imposed on Niger over the unconstitutional takeover of government in that country on July 26,…
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Tinubu pleads with ECOWAS to suspend sanctions on Mali, Niger, Guinea, B’Faso
President Bola Tinubu has called for the suspension of economic sanctions imposed on Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea by the Economic Committee of West African States (ECOWAS). Speaking at…
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Gowon begs ECOWAS to lift sanctions on Mali, B’Faso, Niger
Former Nigerian Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, has called on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government, to lift sanctions on…
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ECOWAS unveils regional strategy to combat crisis
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has unveiled plans to develop a regional resilience strategy with efficient coordination and effective early warning systems to tackle crisis within the…
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Minister: Nigeria committed to regional security with ECOWAS countries
The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, says Nigeria is committed to regional security cooperation with other members of ECOWAS countries. In a statement on Saturday in Abuja, by Mr…
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ECOWAS denies withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it has not received formal notification of withdrawal from the bloc by Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. ECOWAS is a sub-regional…
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