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ECOWAS Gives $2m Aid To Red Cross, World Food Programme For Humanitarian Response In Nigeria

Global UpfrontJun 15, 2024June 15, 20240

Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation has presented cheques totaling nearly 2 million dollars to the World Food Programme (WFP) and the

Nigeria Deploys Troops To Gambia For ECOWAS-backed Peacekeeping Mission

Global UpfrontJun 14, 2024June 14, 20240

The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Friday, announced the deployment of 197 personnel for the peace keeping mission in the Gambia. The ECOWAS military intervention

Policy Brief On President Tinubu’s Decision To Enforce ECOWAS’ Zero Tolerance For Coups And Unconstitutional Change Of Government In Niger Republic

Global UpfrontMay 29, 2024May 29, 20240

By Jide Olatuyi President Bola Tinubu’s initial decision to enforce ECOWAS’ zero tolerance for coup d’états and unconstitutional change of government in Niger Republic marks

Planned $2.4billion ECOWAS Standby Force To Help Battle Terrorism in Nigeria, Other Member-nations

Global UpfrontMay 8, 2024May 8, 20240

Nigeria and other West African countries battling terrorism will receive support from a Standby Force to be formed by the Economic Community of West African

What Turmoil in ECOWAS Means for Nigeria and Regional Stability

Global UpfrontMar 29, 2024March 29, 20240

By Nnamdi Obasi Senior Adviser, ICG, Nigeria What happened? A string of coups in the central Sahel continues to reverberate in West Africa. On 28

Niger Republic: Time For Renewed Relations

Global UpfrontMar 27, 2024March 27, 20240

Daily Trust Editorial of Wednesday March 27, 2024 About two weeks ago, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu lifted sanctions imposed on Niger Republic, following the July

Nigeria Lifts Sanctions, Opens Land, Air Borders With Niger Republic

Global UpfrontMar 13, 2024March 13, 20240

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the opening of Nigeria’s land and air borders with the Republic of Niger and the lifting of other sanctions

Behind The Baobab Curtain: Putin’s Adventures Are Reshaping Africa

Global UpfrontFeb 15, 2024February 15, 20240

By Phillip van Niekerk Vladimir Putin’s neocolonial adventures in Africa are unlikely to appear on the agenda as an example of “modern neo-colonialism practice” at

Russia’s Wagner Group Is Now Africa Corps. What This Means For Russia’s Operations On The Continent

Global UpfrontFeb 15, 2024February 15, 20240

In August 2023, Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin died after his private jet crashed about an hour after taking off in Moscow. He had been

ECOWAS: Why Withdrawal Of Mali, Niger And Burkina Faso Signals Fresh Trouble For The Sahel

Global UpfrontFeb 8, 2024February 8, 20240

On 27 January 2024, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger announced their plan to withdraw from membership of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas),