By Biola Lawal (Flowerbudnews): International Affairs Analyst, Paul Ejime has analysed ECOWAS lifting of economic sanctions against its members under military rule. Ejime declared that ‘:If ECOWAS leaders want ECOWAS to succeed, it will, and vice versa, the buck stops at their table.’:Continue Reading
By Paul Ejime In less than two years, (2025), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will mark its Golden Jubilee Anniversary. Given the high rate of turnover of similar regional organisations vis-a-vis its achievements, especially in the domain of preventive diplomacy, conflict management and resolution since its establishmentContinue Reading
By Paul Ejime ECOWAS leaders have resolved to set up a committee of three Heads of State to negotiate a “short” transition programme to democracy with the Niger Junta having failed to carry through with its threat to use military force to restore constitutional order in the country followingContinue Reading
By Flowerbudnews Abuja (Flowerbudnews): ECOWAS leaders have resolved to urgently review efforts to activate a standby force for counterterrorism operations in areas infested by terrorist groups. A communiqué read by Dr. Omar Touray, President of ECOWAS Commission, at the end of the 64th ordinary session of the AuthorityContinue Reading
*By Paul Ejime ECOWAS leaders converge in Abuja, the Nigerian capital on Sunday for their end-of-year ordinary summit with a plethora of unresolved socio-economic, security and governance issues, especially perennial insecurity, and a resurgence of military coups with four members of the 15-nation regional bloc underContinue Reading
By Paul Ejime The failure of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to follow through with its recent threat of military intervention to restore constitutional order in Niger, the fourth of its member States to have descended into a military dictatorship within the last four years is embarrassingContinue Reading
By Paul Ejime An ECOWAS solidarity and fact-finding Mission has met in Freetown with President Julius Maada Bio over the apparent attempted military coup in Sierra Leone on Sunday while three of the four suspended member-States under military rule Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced the formation of aContinue Reading
