Niger, Benin move to improve strained ties
Niger has still not reopened its land border with Benin since the West African regional bloc Ecowas lifted many of ...
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Free movement in West Africa: three nations quitting Ecowas may confront migration challenges
Ecowas covers a variety of sectors, but migration is a major one. The bloc’s protocols since 1979 have long been ...
ECOWAS lifts sanctions on junta-led Niger
The West African regional bloc said on Saturday it would lift strict sanctions on Niger as it seeks a new ...
Nigeria’s Yakubu Gowon, the last living founding father of ECOWAS calls for its rescue
Former Nigerian head of state, Yakubu Gowon who was one of the founders of the Economic Community of West African ...
ECOWAS to discuss lifting sanctions on Niger at extraordinary summit
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold an extraordinary summit on February 24th, 2024, in Abuja, Nigeria, ...
Quitting Ecowas: ‘Burkina not bound by time limit’ – Transitional government
Together with Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso will leave the sub-regional organisation. The transitional government in Burkina Faso has informed ...
AU declares “deep regret” over Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Ecowas exit
The African Union (AU) has declared its "deep regret" over the decision this weekend by military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali ...
Why have three coup-hit West African nations quit ECOWAS?
Several months of tension between three coup-hit countries in West Africa and the regional bloc known as ECOWAS boiled over ...
ECOWAS not under influence of foreign powers – mediator
Sierra Leone's Foreign Minister Timothy Musa Kabba has denied accusations by the junta-led regimes of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso ...
Niger’s return to democracy in light of global geopolitical competition
France's Macron has supported ousted President Mohamed Bazoum and declined to acknowledge the new Nigerien government. The junta has not ...
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