First Female ECOWAS, Parliament Speaker Sworn-in

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFirst Female ECOWAS, Parliament Speaker Sworn-in

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 23, 2024

Mrs Maimunatu Ibrahima, parliament member from Togo has been sworn in as the first female speaker of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Parliament. The speaker was sworn in at the second extraordinary session of the parliament on Thursday in Kano. Under the parliament’s rotational system for the speakership, the position falls to Togo during this legislative session. Ibrahima, who previously served as the third Deputy Speaker in the Fifth Legislature of the...

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ECOWAS Commissioner Faults Formation Of Alliance States in Fighting Terrorism

AfricaECOWASNewsECOWAS Commissioner Faults Formation Of Alliance States in Fighting Terrorism

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 16, 2024

Ambassador Abdel Fatau Musah, the ECOWAS Commissioner of Political Affairs Peace and Security says Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso left the region to ally, which had caused set back to the regional counter Terrorism efforts, noted that creating an alliance of Sahelian states has complicated the fight against terrorism in the region. Ambassador Musah who stated this in Abuja at a stakeholder’s Engagement on Regional Defence and Security perspectives with the theme of reducing vulnerabilities...

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Tinubu pedals down on sanctions against Niger as junta consolidates power

NewsNigeriaWest AfricaTinubu pedals down on sanctions against Niger as junta consolidates power

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 13, 2024

The hostility between West African countries Nigeria and Niger might cease in the coming days as President Bola Tinubu has directed the opening of Nigeria’s land and air borders with the Niger. The borders connecting the two neighbouring countries were closed in August 2023 following a military coup in Niger which saw democratically-elected President Mohamed Bazoum ousted and locked up on 26 July 2023. The Nigerian government also imposed other far-reaching sanctions on Niger, including...

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Republic of Niger Formally Suspended From ECOWAS

AfricaNewsNigeriaPoliticsWest AfricaRepublic of Niger Formally Suspended From ECOWAS

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 15, 2023

The Republic of Niger has been formally suspended from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) until constitutional order is restored in the country. The suspension of the Republic of Niger from the regional body was contained in a statement following the decisions taken at the summit of heads of state and government held on Sunday in Abuja. The statement reads in part: “Until the 64th ordinary session held on Dec. 10, 2023, the Conference...

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Eight ECOWAS Countries Get $1.96m To Tackle Fistula

NewsNigeriaEight ECOWAS Countries Get $1.96m To Tackle Fistula

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 8, 2023

Eight ECOWAS countries to include Nigeria, Togo, Benin, Guinea Bissau, Ghana, Cote D’Ivoire, Gambia, and Liberia had received $245,000 each on Thursday amounting to$1.96 million from Economic Community of West African States Gender Development Centre to address fistula disorder. The presentation of cheques to the beneficiaries was one of the highlights of the 91st Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers in Abuja. According to United States Agency for International Development (USAID), 13,000 new...

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Niger’s military government seeks suspension of sanctions by ECOWAS

AfricaNewsWest AfricaNiger’s military government seeks suspension of sanctions by ECOWAS

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 24, 2023

Niger’s junta has dragged the Nigerian government and Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, to court, seeking the relaxation of the harsh sanctions imposed on the country following the late July coup that led to the overthrow of President Mohamed Bazoum. Younkaila Yaye, one of the military government attorneys, at the proceeding in Abuja on Monday, said the country is in the grip of economic depression. Businesses are shutting down because of rising costs,...

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Liberia’s Presidential run-off: Jonathan, West African Elders warn against unofficial declaration

AfricaNewsNigeriaLiberia’s Presidential run-off: Jonathan, West African Elders warn against unofficial declaration

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)November 15, 2023

The West African Elders Forum (WAEF) Mission to Liberia has called for caution and restraint as Liberians wait eagerly for the final results of the November 14 presidential run-off elections which is currently being collated by the country’s National Electoral Commission (NEC). Head of WAEF Mission and former Nigerian President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan in a statement issued in Monrovia on Wednesday urged leaders of the two political parties to desist from premature declaration of results...

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Rwanda waives visa for African visitors

AfricaNewsRwanda waives visa for African visitors

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 3, 2023

Rwandan President Paul Kagame announced on Thursday that Africans will no longer need a visa to travel to the Central African country. “Any African can get on a plane to Rwanda whenever they wish and they will not pay a thing to enter our country,” said Kagame at the 23rd Global Summit of the World Travel and Tourism Council in Kigali. “We should not lose sight of our own continental market,” the 66-year-old President said...

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CAF lists Qualifying countries and referees for AFCON 2023 tournament

NewsSoccerSportsCAF lists Qualifying countries and referees for AFCON 2023 tournament

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 14, 2023

The Super Eagles of Nigeria are among the 24 national teams that have sealed qualification for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire next year. Other countries that secured a spot in the upcoming game are Algeria, Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cote d’Ivoire (host), DR Congo, Egypt, and Equatorial Guinea. Also on the list are The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Senegal (title holder), South Africa, Tanzania,...

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Coup: Economic Community of Central African States suspends Gabon

AfricaBusinessNewsCoup: Economic Community of Central African States suspends Gabon

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)September 6, 2023

The Central African regional organisation, Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) has suspended Gabon’s membership in response to last week’s coup by the country. Recall that Gen Brice Oligui Nguema, the coup leader, was sworn in as provisional president on Monday. The junta took control shortly after Ali Bongo was declared the winner for a third term as president, after the country’s controversial presidential election. He has not specified a timetable for restoring civilian...

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