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ECOWAS Ignores Calls For Infrastructure Investment, Instead Blames Climate Change And Recommends Increased Disaster Budgeting

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has ignored calls for infrastructure investments and instead urged West African governments to increase...

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Burkina Faso Launches New Biometric Passport Without ECOWAS Logo

Burkina Faso launched a new biometric passport on Tuesday. The latest-generation passport carries no logo nor mention of the Economic Community of West...

ECOWAS Court Strikes Out Suit On Niger Sanctions By Lawyers Who Claimed Relatives In Niger and Nigeria
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ECOWAS Parliament Meets In Gambia To Address Barriers To Free Movement in West Africa

The ECOWAS Parliament has begun a critical meeting in Banjul, Gambia, to discuss improving the free movement of people and goods across West...

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ECOWAS To Visit Liberia After Weah Files Complaint Against Government

A high-level delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is expected to visit Liberia in response to a formal complaint...

Despite Tinubu's Sanction, ECOWAS Defence Chiefs Seek Return Of Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso
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Despite Tinubu’s Sanction, ECOWAS Defence Chiefs Seek Return Of Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso

ECOWAS Chiefs of Defence Staffs on Friday sought the return of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, who left the regional bloc to form...

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ECOWAS Calls For Peace In Nigeria, Emphasises Rights Of Citizens To Peaceful Protests

The Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS) has expressed its stance on the current #EndBadGovernance protests in Nigeria, stating that it regrets reports...

Funds VVF Treatment Diverted
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$250,000 ECOWAS Funds For VVF Treatment Diverted To Train Doctors – Women Affairs Minister

The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Barrister Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, said the $250,000 funds provided by the Economic Community of West African...

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ECOWAS Provides Humanitarian Aid To Benin’s 2022 Flood Victims

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has begun providing humanitarian aid to victims of the 2022 floods in Benin. The project,...

ECOWAS Organize In-Mission Training For Staff Officers Deployed For 'Operation Restore Democracy' In Gambia
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ECOWAS Organise In-Mission Training For Personnel Deployed For ‘Operation Restore Democracy’ In Gambia

Amidst the increasing political instability and security challenges in the ECOWAS region, the bloc is organising a three-day in-mission training for staff officers...

#EndSARS: ECOWAS Court Finds Nigeria Guilty Of Rights Abuse, Ordered To Prosecute Security Agents With Proof In Six Months
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#EndSARS: ECOWAS Court Rules Nigeria Violated Protesters’ Rights, Orders Prosecution of Security Agents Within Six Months

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has ruled that the Federal Republic of Nigeria violated the rights of...

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Withdrawal From ECOWAS is Irreversible – Mali Foreign Minister

Mali’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdoulaye Diop, has said that the country’s withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is...

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ECOWAS Disappointed With Lack Of Progress In Reconciling With Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said it was displeased over the lack of progress made so far in the reconciliation...