Economic Community of West African States
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso cut their relationship ties with the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS on Sunday. In a joint statement released by the leaders of the three military countries, their decision was without delay. Their criticism was based on sanctions imposed by ECOWAS as a way of reversing the […]
With the current situation of the Niger Republic overtaking the democratic government, airspace closed and land borders were locked after the two weeks coup d’etat. The military coup soldiers have however named the country’s former economy minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine as the new prime minister. This was made known on a national broadcast […]
France will begin evacuating its citizens from Niger, which was taken over by the military in a coup, on Tuesday, the French Foreign Ministry said. It said it would also evacuate other Europeans who wanted to leave the country, a former French colony. About 500 to 600 French citizens are in Niger. Italy […]
Director of Road Transport in the Ministry of Transportation, Ibrahim Musa disclosed that the Federal Government has approved the re-opening of the Seme border for the importation of vehicles. Musa made this known yesterday at the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, meeting organised between officials of Nigeria and Benin, the development […]
The West African bloc ECOWAS said on Tuesday that it feared potential delays in elections in Mali aimed at restoring civilian rule following a coup last year. In a statement, the group said it remained “worried by the lack of concrete action” to prepare for the vote, which has been promised for February 2022 […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Nigerian Government have strongly condemned the coup d’état that took place in the Republic of Guinea Conakry on Sunday. President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana and Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, condemned the action in separate statements made available to the News Agency […]
The African Union (AU) has decided to suspend Mali again following a second military coup in nine months. The AU’s decision comes a few days after the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), also announced the suspension of Mali from its institutions. In its statement, the AU called for the military to “urgently […]
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