Organisation of Islamic Cooperation calls for compromise between ECOWAS and Mali

11 may 2022 - 13:06:38

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is calling for a compromise between the Malian junta and the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...

Committee of Chiefs of Staff of ECOWAS Member States to hold extraordinary meeting in Ghana

04 may 2022 - 15:19:28

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Accra, the capital of Ghana, will host from 5-6 May 2022 an extraordinary meeting of the Committee of Chiefs of [...] Full text...

Burkina Faso, Guinea ask ECOWAS for more time to propose timetable for transitions

27 april 2022 - 16:17:39

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has received proposals from Burkina Faso and the Republic of Guinea over [...] Full text...

Benin has better sales in ECOWAS by end of 2021

20 april 2022 - 17:01:24

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin sold more goods to countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) during the fourth quarter of 2021, [...] Full text...

Demonstrators call for Mali's outright withdrawal from ECOWAS

03 april 2022 - 06:38:41

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Hundreds of people demonstrated on Friday in Bamako, the Malian capital, and in Kayes, in the west of the country, to [...] Full text...

ECOWAS investment bank secures $100 million credit line from India Exim Bank

29 march 2022 - 10:16:20

Lome, Togo (PANA) - The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) and India Exim Bank, London, have signed a commercial credit line agreement for [...] Full text...

ECOWAS to inaugurate Hq of Regional Maritime Safety Centre in Abidjan

27 march 2022 - 15:46:51

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Regional Maritime Safety Centre for West Africa (CRESMAO) based in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, will be officially inaugurated on Thursday, [...] Full text...

Guinean junta disapproves of ECOWAS leaders' demand for clear transition timeline

27 march 2022 - 15:33:49

Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean military junta has dismissed the demand of heads of state of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) [...] Full text...

ECOWAS "very concerned" about duration of transition in Burkina Faso

26 march 2022 - 12:52:58

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said Friday it was "very concerned" by the three-year period proposed by [...] Full text...

ECOWAS leaders ask Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso for clear timelines for return to constitutional rule

25 march 2022 - 23:16:18

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Heads of State of the Economic Community of West African States rose from their one-day emergency meeting in Accra on Friday [...] Full text...

ECOWAS leaders hold meeting to discuss situations in Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso

25 march 2022 - 15:24:42

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opened a day's emergency meeting in Accra on Friday to discuss [...] Full text...

Mali turns down participation in ECOWAS summit

25 march 2022 - 12:07:47

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali has turned down participation in the emergency summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the country's [...] Full text...

ECOWAS invites Malian president to Accra, but says will be represented

24 march 2022 - 16:55:08

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The heads of state of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have invited Mali to an extraordinary summit [...] Full text...

Malian junta leader invited to ECOWAS Summit in Accra on Friday

23 march 2022 - 20:16:51

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has invited the Malian transitional president, Colonel Assimi Goita, to an [...] Full text...

Mali and ECOWAS fail to agree on timetable for transition

21 march 2022 - 13:39:16

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Mali, former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, ended a visit [...] Full text...

ECOWAS mediator for Mali calls on President of Transition

19 march 2022 - 14:55:40

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for Mali, former president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, arrived here [...] Full text...

ECOWAS ready to support Burkina Faso in implementation of the Transition

18 march 2022 - 11:58:18

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, has said that the  Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has [...] Full text...

ECOWAS delegation arrives in Ouagadougou

17 march 2022 - 20:35:29

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) led by the Ghanaian minister of foreign affairs and [...] Full text...

ECOWAS condemns Russia's invasion of Ukraine

28 february 2022 - 11:41:46

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned the military invasion of Ukraine by Russia and called on both [...] Full text...

ECOWAS mediator for Mali received by President of Transition

25 february 2022 - 15:30:27

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, who is also the mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for Mali, [...] Full text...

ECOWAS to jump-start power market with $568 million power line

25 february 2022 - 08:49:36

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has launched a 330-kilowatt interconnection line to supply electricity from Nigeria to Niger, Burkina Faso, Benin and [...] Full text...

ECOWAS Council of the Wise urged to intensify peace efforts

22 february 2022 - 12:00:48

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Members of the reconstituted ECOWAS Council of the Wise (CoW) have been urged to “play a more active role in mediation [...] Full text...

ECOWAS mediator on Mali expected in Bamako on Thursday

21 february 2022 - 16:30:01

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The ECOWAS Commission announced on Monday that Goodluck Jonathan, ECOWAS mediator for Mali, would carry out a mission to Bamako [...] Full text...

Malian government sets up mechanism for continuation of dialogue with ECOWAS

12 february 2022 - 19:11:03

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has taken note of the Malian government's communiqué of 9 February on the [...] Full text...

Senegalese civil society delegation in Mali to support interim authorities

10 february 2022 - 20:18:03

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A delegation of Senegalese civil society has been in Bamako since Wednesday to support the Malian authorities following the sanctions imposed [...] Full text...

Malian govt sets up consultation mechanism to continue dialogue with ECOWAS

10 february 2022 - 12:53:29

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government on Wednesday announced the establishment of a consultation mechanism, as part of the continuing dialogue with the Economic [...] Full text...

Senegalese transporters express annoyance after ECOWAS sanctions against Mali

05 february 2022 - 13:32:23

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Actors of the transport sector and of the Senegalese economy expressed on Wednesday in Dakar, their anger and frustration at sanctions [...] Full text...

ECOWAS force to return to Guinea Bissau after failed coup attempt

04 february 2022 - 08:42:40

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - ECOWAS leaders ended their extraordinary summit in Accra, Ghana on Thursday, ordering the return of a regional military force to Guinea [...] Full text...

ECOWAS to send stabilisation force to Guinea Bissau after failed coup

03 february 2022 - 18:41:26

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Following Tuesday's botched coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea, Heads of State of the Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS) have [...] Full text...

Mali's Minister of Economy and Finance regrets ECOWAS sanctions

03 february 2022 - 15:55:11

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Minister of Economy and Finance, Alousséni Sanou, has expressed regret at sanctions imposed by the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...

ECOWAS leaders call for 'short transition' in Burkina Faso - Ghana's foreign minister

03 february 2022 - 15:40:11

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Heads of State of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are asking for "a short transition" in Burkina Faso [...] Full text...

ECOWAS holds summit on Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea coups

03 february 2022 - 12:01:13

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - An extraordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opened in Accra on Thursday to address the political [...] Full text...

ECOWAS suspends Burkina Faso after coup

28 january 2022 - 17:40:53

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The extraordinary virtual summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ended on Friday with the suspension of Burkina [...] Full text...

ECOWAS leaders warned Burkina coup has grave consequences for peace, stability

28 january 2022 - 14:49:35

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A virtual extraordinary meeting of heads of state of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opened on Friday on [...] Full text...

AU Commission Chairperson meets Malian leaders

26 january 2022 - 12:45:03

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The chairman of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Tuesday met the leader of the transition in Mali, Colonel [...] Full text...

Algeria intends to play facilitating role in crisis between Mali and ECOWAS

25 january 2022 - 16:39:14

Bamako, ,Mali (PANA) - Algeria intends to play a facilitating role to find a solution to the crisis between Mali and the Economic Community of [...] Full text...

Chairperson of African Union Commission begins West African tour

24 january 2022 - 13:56:10

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, began a mission to West Africa on Sunday, an official [...] Full text...

Civil society organisations call for a 6-9 month transition in Mali

14 january 2022 - 13:12:05

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Some 40 civil society organisations (CSOs) under the umbrella the Election Observation Mission in Mali (MODELE-Mali) on Thursday called on the [...] Full text...

Malians mobilize against ECOWAS sanction on Junta

13 january 2022 - 19:45:09

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malians will Friday hold a huge meeting in Bamako, the Malian capital, to condemn the sanctions imposed by the Economic Community [...] Full text...

Malian Union of Consular Chambers says there are enough supplies of basic items as effects of sanctions loom

12 january 2022 - 13:05:43

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Union of Consular Chambers of Mali has given the assurance that the country has enough basic necessities, as the [...] Full text...

Former Malian presidential parties regret ECOWAS' sanctions

12 january 2022 - 12:57:51

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - An umbrella group composed mainly of parties of the former presidential movement in Mali has expressed regret at the economic, financial [...] Full text...

US declares support for ECOWAS' sanctions against Mali

12 january 2022 - 06:54:23

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has commended the strong actions taken by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in defence [...] Full text...

Malian govt calls for 'general mobilisation of the population' on Friday following sanctions

11 january 2022 - 12:55:08

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government on Monday called for a general mobilisation of the population and the Malian diaspora on Friday. It also asked [...] Full text...

Mali's junta leader 'open to dialogue' with ECOWAS after sanctions

11 january 2022 - 12:45:08

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's junta leader, Colonel Assimi Goita, said on Monday that his country remains open to dialogue with the leaders of the [...] Full text...

Guinea will ignore ECOWAS' directive to close borders with Mali, says junta

11 january 2022 - 12:21:44

Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's military junta said on Monday that it will ignore a directive from leaders of the Economic Community of West African [...] Full text...

Air Burkina suspends flights to Mali following ECOWAS sanctions

11 january 2022 - 11:29:08

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's national carrier, Air Burkina, announced on Monday that it has suspended flights to Mali, in conformity with sanctions [...] Full text...

Mali junta rejects ECOWAS' 'illegal, illegitimate' sanctions

10 january 2022 - 09:52:04

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Colonel Assimi Goita-led interim authority has rejected as "illegal and illegitimate," the economic and financial sanctions imposed on Sunday on [...] Full text...

Extraordinary Summit on Mali to be held on 9 January in Accra, Ghana

02 january 2022 - 20:36:48

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - An extraordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Mali will be held on 9 January in [...] Full text...

Pan-African Council of Traditional and Customary Authorities to mediate between Mali and ECOWAS

21 december 2021 - 13:16:19

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A delegation of the Pan-African Council of Traditional and Customary Authorities (CPATC) is in Mali as part of the search for [...] Full text...

ECOWAS mediator in Mali, Goodluck Jonathan, expected in Bamako on Tuesday

20 december 2021 - 18:37:01

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Mali and former Nigerian president, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, is [...] Full text...