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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) comprising Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger said on Sunday that it is “a visa-free zone” for [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS gives Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger 6 months window to reconsider withdrawal
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has given Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger six months, from 29 [...] Full text...
ECOWAS Observation Mission meets stakeholders of Ghana polls ahead of 7 December vote
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Core Team of the ECOWAS Long-Term Observation Mission has stepped up consultation meetings with stakeholders ahead of Ghana’s 7 December [...] Full text...
ECOWAS Bank to invest EUR 61 million, $100 million to boost infrastructure, trade
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has approved investments totalling EUR 61 million and [...] Full text...
Community court strengthens expertise in dispute settlement mechanisms under AfCFTA and ECOWAS
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Judges, legal officers and registry staff of the ECOWAS Court of Justice have participated in a capacity building workshop on the [...] Full text...
ECOWAS deploys pre-election fact-finding mission to Ghana
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ahead of Ghana’s General Elections scheduled for 7 December 2024, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has deployed a [...] Full text...
ECOWAS gives Benin more than 390 million CFA for 2022 flood victims
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Economic Commission for West African States (ECOWAS) has released 392.357 million CFA francs to help Benin's 2022 flood victims, the [...] Full text...
Top official warns of weakened regional security following withdrawal from West African economic bloc by Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger
New York, US (PANA) - Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger’s decision to pull out of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) “even as [...] Full text...
President of Communit Court of Justice, ECOWAS, commends ECOWAS Parliament for its effortto defend demoracy, good governance in region
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) -The President of the Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, Mr. Justice Edward Amoako Asante, has commended the ECOWAS Parliament for its engagement [...] Full text...
ECOWAS court Chief, WALSA Members exchange ideas
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, on Tuesday received the Executive Committee of the [...] Full text...
ECOWAS court organizes training on e-case in Ghana
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice on Friday commenced a week-long sensitization and training programme for lawyers on its newly implemented Electronic [...] Full text...
ECOWAS lifts some sanctions on 4 countries under military rule
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWS) on Saturday agreed to lift some economic and travel sanctions imposed on Niger, [...] Full text...
Over 2,000 participants expected at the ECOWAS Mining and Oil Forum
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - More than 2,000 participants are expected to attend the 4th Mining and oil Forum of the Economic Community of West African [...] Full text...
Cotonou to host fourth ECOWAS Mining and Petroleum Forum on Thursday
Cotonou Benin (PANA) - The 4th Mining and Oil Forum of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), dubbed ECOMOF 2024, starts on Thursday [...] Full text...
ECOWAS MPs begin meetings in Senegal in efforts to end political crisis
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A team from the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Monday began a series of meetings [...] Full text...
Nigeria: Tinubu sends delegation to Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso over exit from ECOWAS
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent some of his cabinet members to the governments of Republic of Niger, Mali and [...] Full text...
ECOWAS urges Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger to prioritise dialogue, reconciliation
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has urged Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, which have announced their decision to [...] Full text...
ECOWAS Commission 'concerned' about postponement of Senegalese presidential poll
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Commission of the West African sub-regional bloc, ECOWAS, says it has taken note of the decision of the Senegalese authorities [...] Full text...
Mali could boost its economy after withdrawing from ECOWAS
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali could give its economy a further boost following its joint decision with Burkina Faso and Niger to withdraw from the [...] Full text...
AU 'regrets' decision of Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso to withdraw from ECOWAS
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has expressed deep regret at the announcement of the [...] Full text...
Burkina Faso sends formal notification to ECOWAS requesting its withdrawal
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday sent an official notification to the Economic Community of West African States [...] Full text...
Nigeria criticises Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger juntas for decision to leave ECOWAS
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria, which holds the rotaing presidency of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has criticised the military leaders of [...] Full text...
UPDATE: ECOWAS says Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger remain important members
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said on Sunday night that Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, who earlier in [...] Full text...
Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger leave ECOWAS
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Three West African countries under military rule -- Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger -- announced on Sunday that they are leaving [...] Full text...
How to prevent new Cold War in Africa (By Paul Ejime)
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has advocated [...] Full text...
Burkina Faso government calls on ECOWAS to respect choices of the people
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The transitional government of Burkina Faso Tuesday called on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to respect the [...] Full text...
Strengthening and repositioning ECOWAS for emerging challenges (By Paul Ejime)
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In less than two years, (2025), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will mark its Golden Jubilee Anniversary.
Given the [...] Full text...
Niger suspended from ECOWAS bodies
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced on Thursday it had recognized that Mohamed Bazoum was the victim [...] Full text...
ECOWAS changes gear on military coup plotters (By Paul Ejime)
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have resolved to set up a committee of three Heads of [...] Full text...
ECOWAS: Getting a tottering regional bloc back on track (By Paul Ejime)
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) converge in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, on Sunday for their end-of-year [...] Full text...
Leadership deficit, political crises rocking ECOWAS region (By Paul Ejime)
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The failure of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to follow through with its recent threat of military intervention [...] Full text...
ECOWAS solidarity mission visits Sierra Leone after 'unrest' in capital (By Paul Ejime)
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - A solidarity and fact-finding Mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has met in Freetown with President [...] Full text...
OCP Group, World Bank join forces to boost food security, agricultural developt in West Africa
Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - The World Bank and the OCP Group on Wednesday announced a game changing partnership to support farmers in West Africa and [...] Full text...
Niger coup: US Secretary of state meets ECOWAS partners to discuss 'complex' political crisis
New York, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday met with representatives from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) [...] Full text...
Ministerial meeting begins in Banjul on Wednesday on Amilcar Cabral submarine cable project
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Banjul, capital of The Gambia, will Wednesday host the third meeting of the Ministerial Steering Committee of the ECOWAS Amilcar Cabral [...] Full text...
53 killed in the Burkina Faso army, ECOWAS condemns
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned the attack that left 53 people dead on Monday, including [...] Full text...
Niger coup: Military leader Gen. Tchiani speaks of three-year transition, as junta digs in
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's military junta is digging in even after meeting a delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in [...] Full text...
Niger coup: ECOWAS delegation arrives in Niger
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) arrived in the Niger capital, Niamey, on Saturday for talks [...] Full text...
Nigeria: ECOWAS Chiefs Of Defence Staff meeting underway In Abuja over coup In Niger Republic
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A meeting of the Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS Chiefs of Defence Staff began on Wednesday at Nigeria's Defence [...] Full text...
ECOWAS names Nigeria's President Tinubu chairman
Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - The ECOWAS Summit in Guinea Bissau has named Nigeria's President Ahmed Bola Tinubu as Chairman of the ECOWAS Heads of [...] Full text...
Togo is Benin's biggest customer in ECOWAS region
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Togo is Benin's best customer among the member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the first [...] Full text...
ECOWAS condemns violence in Senegal
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced on Friday that it was following with "concern the eruption of [...] Full text...
ECOWAS@48, still battling peace and security challenges
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), one of Africa’s foremost Regional Economic Communities (RECs), clocked 48 years on 28 [...] Full text...
Banjul conference urges tough measures against unconstitutional change in ECOWAS
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The ECOWAS Community Court’s 2023 International Conference on “Zero Tolerance for Unconstitutional Change of Government” (UCG) in West Africa, has ended [...] Full text...
Nigeria tops Benin's list of clients within the ECOWAS region
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Nigeria is Benin's best customer in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the third quarter of 2022, according [...] Full text...
ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) sets up fallback site in Cape Verde
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), George Agyekum Donkor, has signed a "historic agreement" with [...] Full text...
Malian government slams 'inappropriate' comment by ECOWAS chairman
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The transitional government of Mali, in a statement read on Thursday evening on national television, blasted the "inappropriate" comment of the [...] Full text...
Burkinabe government rejects ECOWAS' use of the term "genocide" for the Karma killings
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The government of Burkina Faso has expressed surprise at a statement from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) [...] Full text...
Forum of West African security ministers opens in Niger
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 13th meeting of the forum of ministers in charge of security of the Economic Community of West African States [...] Full text...
ECOWAS Investment Bank gets A+ rating
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has obtained an A+ rating in the 12th peer review of African [...] Full text...