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France 24 on MSN18h
West African bloc raises 'deep concern' over Algeria-Mali dispute
West African bloc ECOWAS on Wednesday expressed "deep concern" over a deepening dispute between Algeria and its southern ...
Business Insider Africa on MSN7d
ECOWAS summons member states over Sahel bloc’s 0.5% import duty hike
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called for a meeting later this month to address the recent 0.5% ...
The Punch Newspapers8d
ECOWAS to meet over tariff imposed by Niger, B’Faso, Mali
The Head of Communication for the ECOWAS Commission, Joel Ahofodji, confirmed this development to our correspondent on Wednesday, noting that the Extraordinary Council will convene on April 22 to ...
Voice of America29d
ECOWAS regional bloc activates counterterror force
Security analysts are praising ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, for activating its regional standby force but remain doubtful about its effectiveness following the recent ...
The Nation Ng on MSN1mon
Kenyans, Ethiopians dominate ECOWAS half marathon as Nigerians win 5 km race
Thousands of runners pounded the streets of Abuja on yesterday as the 2025 ECOWAS Abuja International Marathon flags off at the ECOWAS Commission Yakubu Gowon Way a little after 8.00 am ...
Business Day14d
Tinubu, Mahama worry about citizens in the Sahel region
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday met with President John Mahama of Ghana in Abuja, where both leaders re-examined the ...
LEADERSHIP Newspaper29d
ECOWAS Activates Standby Force Against Terrorism
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has activated its Standby Force to combat terrorism and other trans-border crimes in the subregion. Defence Minister Mohammed Badaru ...
LEADERSHIP Newspaper25d
ECOWAS @ 50: Achievements Amid Threat Of Disintegration
In May this year the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will roll out the drums to celebrate a landmark 50 years of being an enduring regional organization promoting West Africa ...
The Nation Newspaper1mon
ECOWAS activates 5,000-strong Standby Force
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has activated its Standby Force to curb terrorism and other transborder crimes in the sub-region. Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru ...
BBC1mon
Wetin be di status of di proposed Ecowas currency wey go allow countries use one money?
Wetin we call dis foto, In 2019, eight french speaking Ecowas kontris bin wan to adopt di Eco and dump Francs Cefa, afta Ecowas bin agree to lauch di new 'Eco' currency, but e no later work 5 ...
The Nation Newspaper24d
ECOWAS warns of food crisis for 47 million citizens by mid-2025
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has warned that 47 million people in the region could face a food crisis between June and August 2025 if urgent measures are not taken to ...
The Punch Newspapers1mon
ECOWAS activates standby force to tackle terrorism
Speaking at the 43rd ordinary meeting of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru, said the activation of this force ...