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Lake Chad Basin Commission meets in Abuja to support military transition in Chad

May 27, 2021 Steven Addamah 0

In Abuja, at a summit of the Lake Chad Basin Commission, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari called for broad support for the Transitional Military Council in […]

Senegal: The Court of Justice of ECOWAS orders the end of the electoral sponsorship system

April 30, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

This system requires candidates for various elections to collect the sponsorship of 1% of the electorate to run. During the 2019 presidential election, only five […]

Niger: Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou appointed new Prime Minister

April 5, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

Niger’s new Prime Minister is known as Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou, an insider of former President Issoufou Mahamadou. He has been a member of the PNDS political […]

Gambia: A lull hoped for after clashes between Gambians and Senegalese in Sanyang

March 24, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

More than 250 Senegalese nationals, according to the Gambian Red Cross, fled the fishing village of Sanyang, about 40 kilometers south of Banjul, after clashes […]

The launch of the common currency of the ECOWAS countries postponed to 2025

January 28, 2021 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

The common currency of the ECOWAS countries may not see the light of day until 2025 at best. This is what emerges from the debates […]

A Critical Lack of Covid Tests in West Africa

January 27, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

During its 58th summit, held by videoconference this weekend, ECOWAS proposed measures to combat Covid-19. Starting with a harmonization of the price of PCR tests […]

Covid 19: ECOWAS member states agree to harmonize the price of PCR test

January 25, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

Member countries of the Economic Community of West African States have just committed to harmonize the price of PCR tests for Covid-19 at $50. The […]