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Mali Protesters Want To Run Govt, Split With Junta Imminent

Mali: ECOWAS, Military Reach Agreement On Transition

August 30, 2020 2:43 pm

The military junta in Mali has agreed with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the proposed transition programme.

ECOWAS had on Friday given the military 12 months to return the country to civilian rule.

This was after the military junta had insisted on a three-year programme.

The military junta has now settled for the formation of a civilian transitional government in the next twelve months.

This was contained in a declaration made available to reporters after a video conference meeting among the Heads of State, the ECOWAS Mediator, former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, and the CNSP leadership.…

Mali Crisis - Buhari, ECOWAS leaders attend virtual meeting

Mali Crisis: Buhari, ECOWAS Leaders Attend Virtual Meeting

July 27, 2020 11:29 am
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday joined other sub-regional leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in an extra-ordinary  virtual meeting to mitigate the political crisis in Mali.

The meeting was summoned in line with the outcome of Thursday’s meeting of the ECOWAS leaders in Bamako, Mali.

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Mahamadou Issoufou, the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, had on  that Thursday, said the sub-regional organisation would do all it could to address the crisis in Mali.

A resistance group, M5, is …

Eco - Buhari Delivers Nigeria’s Position On Regional Currency

Eco: Buhari Delivers Nigeria’s Position On Regional Currency

June 23, 2020 12:22 pm

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday cautioned that the ambition for ECOWAS regional currency could be in ‘serious jeopardy,’ unless member states complied with agreed processes of reaching the collective goal.

President Buhari also expressed concern over the decision of francophone countries that form the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) to replace the CFA Franc with Eco ahead of the rest of member states.

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The President delivered Nigeria’s position on the new regional currency at a virtual extraordinary meeting of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of …

ECOWAS Court Orders Nigeria To Pay German ₦63.6m, $10,000

ECOWAS Court Of Justice Updates Its Rules Of Procedure

May 27, 2020 4:14 am

The ECOWAS Court of Justice said it has updated its Practice Direction to enable the virtual conduct of Court sessions.

The court also said that it has updated the electronic filing of processes, according to the Supplementary practice direction.

A copy of the Practice Direction document, signed by the court’s President, Justice Edward Asante, was circulated to the Registry, Agents and lawyers representing parties before the Court.

Read Also: ECOWAS Court Resumes Sitting

Asante said that the practice direction was part of its efforts to adapt to the challenges posed by the raging COVID-19 pandemic which forced the court to …

ECOWAS Donates 4,000 Tonnes Of Food Items To Nigeria

ECOWAS Court Resumes Sitting

May 13, 2020 10:52 am

The ECOWAS Court of Justice resumed operations in Abuja, following the easing of lockdown by the host Member-State.

Mr Sunny Ugoh, Head, Communications division of ECOWAS in a statement on Wednesday said however, that the bar on physical filing of applications had yet to be lifted.

He said the President of the Court, Justice Edward Asante, has taken appropriate measures in line with the directives of the host government to fumigate and disinfect its offices prior to resumption.

“The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS will be resuming its activities on Wednesday, after its prolonged break occasioned by the Coronavirus pandemic.…

ECOWAS Made Mistake – FFK Reacts To Buhari's Appointment

ECOWAS Made Mistake – FFK Reacts To Buhari’s Appointment

April 24, 2020 7:10 am
Former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointment by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as the leader of its COVID-19 response.

The appointment was made Thursday at the Extraordinary ECOWAS Summit on COVID-19 which was held via teleconferencing under the Chairmanship of Mahamadou Issoufou, President of the Republic of Niger.

Fani-Kayode opposed the appointment, saying that the President was not fit for the job as he can barely manage himself, talk more of 400 million people.

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He wrote on his verified Twitter …

ECOWAS Sets Up Committee On Nigeria’s Border Closure

February 10, 2020 3:48 am

The Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government has constituted a committee, headed by President Roch Marc Christian Kabore of Burkina Faso, to study and make a full report on Nigeria’s land border closure with her neighbours.

The decision to set up the committee was agreed Sunday night in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, at an extraordinary session of ECOWAS leaders convened on the margins of the 33rd AU Summit to discuss the issue and other pressing regional matters.

Nigeria’s Foreign Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, told journalists after the three-hour closed door session that the meeting attended by President Buhari and chaired …

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Buhari Hails ECOWAS For Raising Funds To Tackle Terrorism

February 9, 2020 7:14 am

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the renewed vigour by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member countries to mobilise their own resources to combat terrorism.

He gave the commendation at the weekend in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, at the opening of High-Level meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council on the State of Peace and Security in Africa at the 33rd AU Summit.

According to a statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari called for new strategies by the Union to effectively prevent, manage and resolve conflicts in the …

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S’Leone Dragged To ECOWAS Court Over Missing Ebola Funds

February 7, 2020 8:49 am

The Sierra Leonian government has been dragged before the ECOWAS Community Court in Abuja over allegation it mismanaged millions of United States Dollars donated to fight the deadly Ebola virus, which killed about 4,000 people the country.

The plaintiffs, a non-governmental organisation – Centre for Accountability and the Rule of Law, and two nurses affected by the virus while giving treatment to affected people, Hawa Jalloh and Fatamata Sesay, had claimed that after Ebola arrived in Sierra Leone in 2014, the government mismanaged and lost millions of US dollars of financial resources earmarked specifically for combating the disease.

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Eco: Nigerian Traders Send Message To Buhari Govt, ECOWAS

January 18, 2020 4:13 pm
The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS), has advised the Federal Government and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to address corruption and regional cross border trade challenges before adopting ECO Currency.

Mr. Ken Ukaoha, NANTS President, gave the advice on Saturday, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.

According to him, the general problem facing the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme (ETLS) must also be addressed.

Ukaoha said that ECOWAS and Nigeria must seek to address the myriad of challenges facing regional cross border trade such as intimidation, harassment of traders, bribery and corruption.

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Eco: Nigeria Govt Speaks On Single Currency For ECOWAS

December 31, 2019 12:49 pm
The Federal Government says it is studying the situation on change of West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) currency, Eco, to be used as ECOWAS single currency.

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed,made this known in a statement by Yunusa Abdullahi, her Special Adviser, Media and Communication, in Abuja on Monday.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that eight West African countries have agreed to change the name of their common currency to Eco, thereby effectively severing the CFA franc’s links to former colonial ruler France.

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ECOWAS Endorses Adesina For Second Term As AFDB President

December 23, 2019 2:47 pm
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has endorsed the candidacy of Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the President of African Development Bank (AfDB), for a second term.

The decision was announced in a communique signed by the commission’s President, Jean-Claude Kassi at the end of the 56th ordinary session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, held in Abuja.

ECOWAS said the development was in recognition of the sterling performance of Adesina during his first term of office as President of the bank.

The commission further stated that the authority had endorsed the president of AfDB’s

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