ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES Archives

Rethinking Responses To Coups In West Africa

Global UpfrontOct 29, 2024October 29, 20240

By Aissatou Kante, ISS Africa ECOWAS should use its special summit on regional integration in 2025 to reconsider its approach to managing coups. Recurrent coups

Subversion Of Democracy By Presidents Responsible For Coups In West Africa, Says Professor Jibrin

Global UpfrontOct 8, 2024October 8, 20240

A Professor of Political Science and member of the Electoral Reform Committee initiated by late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Ibrahim Jibrin, has said that the

ECOWAS Summit: 6 Steps The Leaders Can Take To Restore Stability And Growth in West Africa

Global UpfrontJul 8, 2024July 8, 20240

Olayinka Ajala, Leeds Beckett University This year’s summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) takes place against a challenging environment for the

Over 7,000 Killed January-May 2024 In 800 Terrorists’ Attacks In West Africa – Nigeria

Global UpfrontJul 4, 2024July 4, 20240

Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has urged the Economic Community of West African States to unite in addressing the causes of insecurity

ECOWAS: Bring Back Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso

Global UpfrontFeb 4, 2024February 4, 20240

Daily Trust Editorial of Sunday February 04, 2024 The authoritarian rulers of three West African countries, General Abdourahmane Tchiani of Niger Republic; Colonel Assimi Goita

ECOWAS Crisis: ‘Nigeria At Receiving End’ Of Exit Of Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso From Regional Protocols

Global UpfrontJan 30, 2024January 30, 20240

Nigeria stands to lose more than the other 12 member countries in the areas of security and economy, following the pullout of Niger, Mali and

Trade, Security At Risk As Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso Exit ECOWAS

Global UpfrontJan 29, 2024January 29, 20240

The West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, for the first time since its existence, witnessed an abrupt pull out of three countries at the same time

“We Have No Formal Letters Of Withdrawal Of Membership Of Niger, Mali And Burkina Faso,” Says ECOWAS

Global UpfrontJan 28, 2024January 28, 20240

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission on Sunday said it is yet to receive any formal letters of withdrawal from the regional

ECOWAS, Nigeria And The Niger Republic Coup Sanctions: Time To Recalibrate

Global UpfrontDec 5, 2023December 5, 20230

By Nnamdi Obasi, Senior Adviser, ICG, Nigeria In July, a group of military officers overthrew Niger’s government, sending shock waves through coup-plagued West Africa. Within

Why Aren’t Sanctions Preventing Coups In Africa?

Global UpfrontNov 23, 2023November 23, 20230

In response to the resurgence of coups since 2019, the African Union (AU) and regional economic blocs have issued sanctions against errant States, predominantly by