Mamady Doumbouya, the colonel who led the coup, told the visiting delegation that “it was important for ECOWAS to listen to the legitimate aspirations of the people of Guinea”… Guinea’s ruling junta has ruled out exile for detained former president Alpha Conde and said transition towards civilian rule would be done in accordance with “the … Read more
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has departed Nigeria for Ghana EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo, has departed Abuja to represent President Muhammadu Buhari at the second extraordinary summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government in Accra, Ghana. The latest development was made known via a statement by … Read more
Our platform has obtained more about the background of the meeting between ousted President Alpha Condé and the ECOWAS mission, made up of Foreign Ministers Robert Dussey (Togo), Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey (Ghana), Alpha Barry (Burkina), and de Jean Claude Brou, the chairman of the organizing committee. According to our investigations at EkohotBlog, the former President … Read more
Regional bloc ECOWAS convened an extraordinary virtual summit to discuss the turmoil in Guinea on Wednesday West Africa bloc ECOWAS has decided to suspend Guinea following a recent coup in the country, Burkinabe Foreign Minister Alpha Barry said Wednesday after a virtual crisis summit. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will also send … Read more
The judgment was delivered today following a suit brought by SERAP on Jalingo’s behalf. ECOWAS court has awarded N30m against the Buhari administration for ill-treating and torturing journalist Agba Jalingo in Cross River state. The judgment was delivered today following a suit brought by SERAP on Jalingo’s behalf. READ ALSO: [JUST IN] ECOWAS … Read more
Former President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria, ECOWAS Special Envoy, and Mediator to Mali is expected to present a report on his latest working visit to the West African country… President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in Accra, Ghana participating in the 59th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. The Summit … Read more
President Buhari will on Saturday depart Nigeria for Ghana. EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari will on Saturday (today) depart Nigeria for Ghana. President Buhari will be departing the country to participate in the 59th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government in Accra, Ghana. This was disclosed … Read more
West African leaders have suspended Mali from ECOWAS. EKO HOT BLOG reports that West African leaders decided at an extraordinary summit on Sunday to suspend Mali from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) bodies after a second coup in nine months by the poor Sahel country’s military, but stopped short of reimposing sanctions. … Read more
President Buhari is set to depart Nigeria for Ghana on Sunday. EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari would be departing Nigeria for Ghana on Sunday. This was disclosed via a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Saturday. Buhari, EKO HOT BLOG gathered, … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, met with Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo. EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari is currently hosting Ghana President, Nana Akufo-Addo, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The details of the meeting remain sketchy as of the time of writing this report. READ ALSO: BREAKING: President Buhari Appoints New NAPTIP Director-General … Read more
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and twenty-four concerned Nigerians have sued President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in Abuja. SERAP is asking the ECOWAS Court to declare “illegal and contrary to Nigeria’s international human rights obligations the provisions of the NBC Act and … Read more
“The strategic document disclosed that the ECOWAS Parliament, for the purpose of the fifth legislature The fifth legislature of the ECOWAS Parliament has adopted its four-year strategic plan, (2020-2024) that would provide a direction in decision making and allocation of resources across member states. The ECOWAS Parliament adopted the draft strategic plan, on Tuesday, in … Read more
ECOWAS, Elections An election observation mission from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is in Benin for the 11 April presidential election. The 10 experts, who are members of the ECOWAS long-term Election Observation Mission to be deployed throughout the country, arrived on Tuesday and will spend 25 days. Members of the team, … Read more
As part of the efforts to address the lingering security challenges in the country, Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto State, has advised that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) protocol on free movement be reviewed. Tambuwal said the revision is needed to check the influx of foreign herders into Nigeria. The governor said … Read more
As part of efforts to address challenges of insecurity, the Federal Government says works are underway on the amendment of the ECOWAS Protocols on free movement of human and cattle within countries in the sub-region. Speaking when he featured on Channels Television programme, “Sunrise Daily’’ on Saturday, Information and culture minister Lai Mohammed, said most … Read more
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ECOWAS The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for Mali, former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, at the head of a high-level delegation, arrived in Bamako on Monday afternoon, official sources told PANA. Eko hot blog gathered that the two-day visit is a follow-up on the Conference of ECOWAS Heads of State … Read more
Condolences Members of the ECOWAS Parliament on Tuesday mourned former Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings, late former president of Mali, Amadou Toumani Toure, and one of their own, Hon. Johnson Kouassi Ablom, observing a minute silence in honour of the trio. The parliament accorded its last respect to the West African leaders on the sidelines of … Read more
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has lifted the sanction imposed on Mali The regional sociopolitical and economic body had imposed the sanction following the ouster of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita by military junta in August ECOWAS, in a statement, said: “Heads of state and government have decided to lift sanctions” in order to … Read more