Mali: New constitutional court sworn in
The 9 new members of the Constitutional Court were sworn in on Monday 10 August, in the presence of the President of the Republic Ibrahim […]
ECOWAS
ECOWAS calls for extraordinary summit on July 27 over political crisis in Mali
The mission of the five West African Heads of State led by the current President of ECOWAS, Mahamadou Issoufou, ended on Thursday evening, 23 July. […]
Mali: ECOWAS proposes a government of union with half members from the ruling party
The ECOWAS delegation has completed its mission in Mali. But the crisis exit plan of the experts of the West African organization was not accepted […]
Buhari: ECOWAS is under risk of dislocation as ECO currency will replaces CFA
The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, spoke for the first time on Wednesday 24 June of a risk of dislocation of ECOWAS, in case of […]
France adopted the bill rectifying the end of CFA franc
The bill ratifying the end of the CFA franc was adopted on Wednesday 20 May in the Council of Ministers by the French government. This […]
Guinea-Bissau: ECOWAS recognizes Umaro Sissoco Embalo’s victory
Nearly four months after the second round of the 29 December 2019 presidential election in Guinea-Bissau, ECOWAS recognized Umaro Sissoco Embalo’s victory. The victory of […]
West African countries to investigate Nigeria border closure
West African countries have agreed to investigate the impact of Nigeria’s decision last year to close off its land borders to trade, Nigeria’s presidency said […]
ECOWAS endorses Adesina for second term as President of the AfDB
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has endorsed the candidacy of African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina for a second term at the […]
Guinea-Bissau needs ‘genuinely free and fair elections’ to break cycle of instability
Unless political actors in Guinea-Bissau demonstrate renewed good faith to hold “genuinely free and fair elections,” the country is set to face a continuous cycle […]
Elections, regional security, economy top agenda of ECOWAS summit
West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS last weekend urged Nigeria and Senegal to ensure peaceful, free and transparent elections next year. The call was contained in […]