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 to launch the council was one of the outcomes of the last meeting of theContinue Reading
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 Heads of State and Government for the next one year. He succeds Nigeria’s President BolaContinue Reading
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 (ECOWAS) appears to have run out of ideas and creativity in the search for an effectiveContinue Reading
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 reform which opponents and analysts see as the fulfillment of his life ambition for perpetuatingContinue Reading
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 line with the directive of the 66th Ordinary Session of the Authority of (ECOWAS) HeadsContinue Reading
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 (ECOWAS) and leaving the regional bloc “without delay”, reactions spanned the spectrum from hubris toContinue Reading
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 the institution on Wednesday, marking a significant shift in West African regional dynamics. The decisionContinue Reading
*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 jittery, deploying every trick, including disinformation, misinformation and blackmail to deflect blame for the inevitableContinue Reading
*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 integration, especially conflict management and resolution, the situation calls more for a deep reflection andContinue Reading
