ECOWAS Approves Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger’s Withdrawal by 2025

NewsNigeriaWest AfricaECOWAS Approves Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger’s Withdrawal by 2025

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 16, 2024

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has formally approved the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the regional bloc, effective 29 January 2025. This decision was announced in a communiqué issued at the conclusion of an ECOWAS summit held on Sunday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. President of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Touray, read the communiqué, stating, “The authority takes note of the notification by Burkina Faso, Republic of Mali, and...

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ECOWAS Court Dismisses SERAP’s N50M Suit over Kaduna train attack

NewsNigeriaPoliticsWest AfricaECOWAS Court Dismisses SERAP’s N50M Suit over Kaduna train attack

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 14, 2024

The ECOWAS Court of Justice on Thursday dismissed a suit brought by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, seeking N50 million in compensation for each victim of the Abuja–Kaduna train attack, which occurred in March 2022. Recall that on 28 March 2022, terrorists bombed a section of the Abuja–Kaduna rail line near Rigasa, Kaduna. The explosion targeted a passenger train carrying over 970 people, resulting in 10 fatalities, injuries, and abductions. More than 150...

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West African Nations Endorse Nigeria’s Push for UN Security Council Position

NewsNigeriaPoliticsWest AfricaWest African Nations Endorse Nigeria’s Push for UN Security Council Position

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 11, 2024

Nigeria has secured the support of some West African nations in its quest for a permanent seat on the United Nations, UN, Security Council, according to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar. Tuggar disclosed this at a press conference in Abuja, detailing recent diplomatic efforts aimed at securing regional backing for Nigeria’s bid. The UN Security Council, established in 1945, currently has 15 members, including five permanent members—the United States, Russia, China, the...

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Doumbouya Promotes Self To Army General

AfricaNewsPoliticsWest AfricaDoumbouya Promotes Self To Army General

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 3, 2024

Mamadi Doumbouya, Guinea’s coup leader has promoted himself to the rank of Army General as the country marked the creation of its armed forces. Doumbouya, 43, seized power in September 2021 from former president Alpha Conde through coup d’état had placed the then-colonel in charge of an elite force tasked with protecting him. Doumbouya is one of several officers who have seized power in West Africa since 2020, along with fellow military leaders in Mali,...

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President Paul Biya Returns Home After Death Rumours

AfricaNewsPoliticsWest AfricaPresident Paul Biya Returns Home After Death Rumours

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 22, 2024

After death rumours last week, the 91-year-old President Paul Biya of Cameroon on Monday arrived at Yaounde’s international airport, the Cameroonian capital. The appeared on state broadcaster CRTV after the presidential plane landed, shaking hands with officials next to his wife Chantal, as a jubilant crowd waited to greet him. Following the disappearance of Biya from public view a few weeks ago, after attending the China-Africa summit in Beijing at the beginning of September, concerns...

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Kemi Nandap Champions Regional Integration as ECOWAS Immigration Chair

NewsNigeriaWest AfricaKemi Nandap Champions Regional Integration as ECOWAS Immigration Chair

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 2, 2024

Kemi Nandap, the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Heads of Immigration Forum. This appointment, which marks a significant milestone for Nigeria and the NIS, was announced in a statement by the Service Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Udo, on Tuesday in Abuja. Nandap’s new role was established during a recent meeting held in Banjul, Gambia, where representatives from 13...

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FG To Collaborate With UNICEF, USAID To Combat Lead Poisoning 

NewsNigeriaUnited StatesWest AfricaFG To Collaborate With UNICEF, USAID To Combat Lead Poisoning 

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)September 28, 2024

The Federal Government has stated preparedness to collaborate with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to combat lead poisoning. This was disclosed by the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, who also pledged Nigeria’s support to the global campaign against lead poisoning to save the lives of vulnerable citizens. While reviewing the exhibition on the lead campaign at the Lead-Free Future event organised by the...

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ECOWAS Will Not Give Up on Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso – Tinubu

AfricaNewsPoliticsWest AfricaECOWAS Will Not Give Up on Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso – Tinubu

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 12, 2024

President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his commitment to persuading the military leaders of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso to return to the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS. The military governments of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso cut ties with ECOWAS earlier this year after the regional bloc imposed sanctions on them following coups in their countries. Despite this setback, President Tinubu, chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, remains...

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ECOWAS To Persuade Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso To Return-Tinubu

AfricaNewsPoliticsWest AfricaECOWAS To Persuade Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso To Return-Tinubu

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 11, 2024

President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria who is the Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government says ECOWAS will continue to persuade the military leaders of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso to return their nations to the fold. President Tinubu, reaffirmed the position of the regional body at a meeting with ECOWAS Chiefs of Defense Staff on Friday in Abuja. “It is in our hearts to make sure that security is enhanced...

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ECOWAS Begins Security Assessment In Nigeria

NewsNigeriaWest AfricaECOWAS Begins Security Assessment In Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 28, 2024

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has commenced an assessment exercise that would provide a better understanding of security dynamics and trends that would identify and strengthen resilience to support human security in member states. The project is in collaboration with the ECOWAS directorate of Early warning, the GIZ, and the Office for Strategic Preparedness and Resilience. The Director General of the Office for Strategic Preparedness and Response in Nigeria, Mr Chris Ngwodo...

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