United States government don give ECOWAS support on top their plan to take send soldiers against coup leaders for inside Niger Republic. US Secretary of State wey be Antony Blinken tok say, United States support any move to take bring back democracy inside Niger and still release President Mohamed Bazoum.
West African leaders don agree say dem go create regional force to take tackle terrorism plus coups for the region. ECOWAS Commission Presido, Omar Alieu Touray, tell journalists for one summit for Abuja say ECOWAS leaders don use decide to take their own destiny for their hands. Touray explain say West African defence chiefs go plan how…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will be heading to Ghana today to represent Nigeria at an Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government on the political situation in Mali and other parts of the sub-region. The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande in a statement said…
ECOWAS leaders are due to meet in Ghana today to discuss the political situation in Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso following military coups in those countries. Mali’s interim president, Assimi Goita, has declined an invitation to attend in person. It’s unclear whether he will join the summit via video link. West African countries closed their borders with…
The African Union has suspended Burkina Faso following the military coup in that country on January 24, 2022. AU’s fifteen-member Peace and Security Council announced that the suspension will last until Burkina Faso returns to constitutional rule. The Economic Community of West African Countries, ECOWAS, had also suspended Burkina Faso after soldiers overthrew President Roch Marc Christian…
The Economic Community of West African States has imposed sanctions against Mali’s transitional leaders and their family members. ECOWAS Commission President Jean-Claude Kassi Brou gave this information to journalists after a summit of the fifteen-nation group in the Ghanaian capital Accra. Brou said the sanctions include travel bans to freeze of their financial assets. The development follows…