Tag: ECOWAS

ECOWAS at the Crossroads- Summit Convenes Amid Sahel Rift and Leadership Transition

Africa Warsha De Silva -
Africa (Commonwealth Union) _ West African leaders gathered in Abuja on Sunday, June 22, 2025, for an urgent ECOWAS...

$700 Billion in the Ground: Why Nigeria’s Minerals Are Europe’s Next Big Target

Lead_Story Warsha De Silva -
Africa (Commonwealth Union) _ The European Union has expressed a strong interest in expanding trade and investment into Nigeria’s...

Revolutionizing West Africa: The $15.6 Billion Highway Project That Could Change Everything!

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Africa (Commonwealth Union) _ West African leaders are convening in Abuja to confront the challenge of three nations, Mali,...

Africa’s youngest President to heal regional fractures 

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Africa (Commonwealth Union) _ Senegal's Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Africa's youngest president at 44, faces the formidable challenge of reuniting...

ECOWAS lowers Niger’s coup sanctions as part of a renewed effort for talks.

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Africa (Commonwealth Union) _ West Africa's regional bloc, ECOWAS, has made the decision to lift travel, commercial, and economic...

ECOWAS to lift sanctions against Niger 

Commonwealth Development Suraj Atapattu -
Africa (Commonwealth) _ The regional group Ecowas decided to withdraw the economic sanctions on Niger "soon" after General Abdourahamane...
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ECOWAS summit to address pressing issues in the region

Africa Warsha De Silva -
Africa (Commonwealth Union) _ The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called for an urgent assembly to...

Few African countries to leave ECOWAS soon

Commonwealth Development Suraj Atapattu -
Africa (Commonwealth) _ The juntas of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, three West African countries, said on Sunday that...

Blinken to mitigate Chinese and Russian influence over Sub-Saharan Africa visit

Commonwealth Development Suraj Atapattu -
Africa (Commonwealth) _The State Department stated that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken would embark on his fourth trip...

ECOWAS to lift sanction on Niger Republic?

Commonwealth Development Suraj Atapattu -
Africa (Commonwealth) _Sidie Tunis, the Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, has indicated that sanctions against the Niger Republic will...

ECOWAS countries need to be together to combat environmental disaster

Commonwealth Development Suraj Atapattu -
Nigeria (Commonwealth) _ Nigeria has urged all members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to join...

Nigeria, China ensures a…

Africa Suraj Atapattu -
Nigeria (Commonwealth) _ Nigerian Vice President Kashim Shettima stated that Nigeria would continue to assist China in maintaining a robust...

ECOWAS extends an ultimatum to…

Africa Warsha De Silva -
Africa (Commonwealth Union) _ Following the military junta's seizure of power in Niger, ECOWAS, the West African Regional bloc,...

ECOWAS extends an ultimatum to…

Africa Warsha De Silva -
Africa (Commonwealth Union) _ Following the military junta's seizure of power in Niger, ECOWAS, the West African Regional bloc,...

World leaders respond to…

Africa Warsha De Silva -
Africa (Commonwealth Union) _ World leaders have responded to the alleged coup attempt in Niger, where President Mohamed Bazoum...

Nigeria’s president receives another appointment 

Africa Suraj Atapattu -
Nigeria (Common Wealth) _ Nigerian President Bola Tinubu was chosen chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). He was...