Tag: ECOWAS
Soldiers detain Mali’s president, prime minister amid cabinet reshuffle
Mali’s interim President Bah N’Daw, and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane, have reportedly been detained by soldiers following a cabinet reshuffle on Mo [...]
ECOWAS lifts post-coup sanctions on Mali
West African leaders have lifted punishing sanctions imposed on Mali following a military coup in August that overthrew embattled President Ibrahim Bo [...]
Ghana’s president elected ECOWAS chairman
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has elected Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo as the new Chairman of the Authority of Heads of [...]
Buhari to attend ECOWAS summit today in Niger
President Muhammadu Buhari will today leave Abuja for Niamey, the Niger Republic capital, to participate in the 57th Ordinary Session of the Econo [...]
Mali suspended from international Francophone organisation
The international community increased pressure on the military junta that has seized power in Mali, as the Organisation Internationale de la Francopho [...]
Ousted Mali president has ‘no access to TV or phone’ in detention, two officials released
A team from the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has visited President Ibrahim Keita on his third day in detenti [...]
ECOWAS suspends Mali, asks members to close borders to country
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Mali from the organisation over the ousting of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.
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ECOWAS Court orders FG to pay 244 dismissed soldiers’ benefits
The Economic Community of West Africa States, ECOWAS, Court in Abuja, has ordered the Nigerian government to immediately pay the arrears of salaries a [...]
ECOWAS endorses Okonjo-Iweala for WTO job
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has endorsed Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the position of director-general of the World Trade Organi [...]