ECOWAS to launch business council
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has concluded plans to launch its 21 member Business Council in September. Dr. Tony Elumelu, Director of Private Sector said in a statement, that the decision…
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Sierra Leone’s Bio Succeeds Nigeria’s Tinubu as Chair of ECOWAS Authority
By Paul Ejime West African leaders at their 67th Ordinary Summit in Abuja on Saturday 22 June 2025 chose Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio as the new rotational Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of…
ECOWAS and the Dangers of Placating Junta Leaders
By Paul Ejime As it struggles with the consequences of its poor handling of the rash of military coups in the West African region, the leadership of the Economic Community of West African States…
Faure’s Stealthy Changes to Togo Polity for Self-Perpetuation
By Paul Ejime FLOWERBUDNEWS: Like ‘a thief in the night’ (not related to the Bible or the popular song), Togolese leader Faure Gnassingbé, on Saturday, 3 May 2025, completed a controversial constitutional…
ECOWAS, UN Joint Mission to Support Peace Efforts in Guinea Bissau
A joint mission of ECOWAS and the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), has been dispatched “to support national efforts toward peace and stability” in Guinea Bissau. “The mission is in…
Before It Becomes ECO-WAS
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In the aftermath of the announcement on 28 January 2024 by Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Republic denouncing the Revised Treaty of the Economic Community of West African States…
BREAKING: ECOWAS officially approves exit of Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, gives further conditions
Ny Flowerbudnews The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has officially approved the exit of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the sub-regional organization. This development was confirmed in a statement issued by…
Jittery Junta Leaders and Compelling Needs for ECOWAS Unity
*By Paul Ejime Ahead of the 29 January 2025 deadline for their self-imposed exit from ECOWAS, the junta leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, the Alliance of Sahel States, AES, have become…
ECOWAS Unravelling: Will Mahama’s 2nd Coming Be a Silver Lining?
*By Paul Ejime The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is 50 this year. However, for those who care about the future of the organisation once acclaimed as a trailblazer in regional economic…
Diaspora leader tasks ECOWAS countries on protocol for trade, relationship to flourish
By Flowerbudnews The immediate past President of the Nigerian Union of Traders of Ghana, Chief Chukwuemeka Nnaji, has tasked member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on maintaining its Protocol. “It…