Outgoing Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Chairman, President Bola Tinubu, has called on Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to return to the regional bloc, at the opening of the 67th Ordinary Summit on 22nd June in Abuja.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has elected Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio as the new chairman of the bloc on Sunday, in Abuja, during the organisation’s 67th summit.
The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), a recently established pact comprising three junta-led states – Mali, Niger Republic, and Burkina Faso – has imposed a 0.5 per cent import duty on goods from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member nations. In a joint statement last week, the AES said it aims to…
Abuja, Nigeria – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has expressed alarm over the emergence of new livestock diseases within the region. This concern was voiced during the 10th annual meeting of the ECOWAS Regional Animal Health Network, currently taking place in Abuja. The meeting is expected to address the implications of these…
Abuja, Nigeria – The President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Dr Omar Touray, has urged member states to work together swiftly to make the African-Atlantic Gas Project (AAGP) a reality. Dr Touray’s call to action was conveyed at a joint meeting of ECOWAS Ministers of Hydrocarbons and Energy, with Morocco…
By Chris Thompson The President of Guinea-Bissau, General Umaro Sissoco Embalo has said an attempted coup d’etat prevented him from returning to the country from Dubai. CONVERSEER learned that President Embalo was in Dubai for the COP28 climate conference when the unrest between members of the National Guard and special forces of the presidential guard…
