ECOWAS expresses concern about moves to delay Mali’s transition to civilian rule
The West African Regional Bloc ECOWAS, says it regrets Mali’s decision to fix the length of the transition to the civilian government to two years, while negotiations are ongoing. The bloc adds that its mediator will continue talks with Malian authorities “with a view to reaching a mutually acceptable transitional agreement that will ensure ECOWAS’ […]
Dr. Ibn Chambers, Mahamadou Issoufou appointed ECOWAS mediators for Political Crisis
ECOWAS has appointed former Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou as a mediator for the political crisis in Mahamadou Issoufou and former United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa, Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas as the mediator for Guinea. They have been tasked to negotiate with the military authorities in Burkina Faso and […]
ECOWAS Summit: Political situation in Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso high on the agenda
ECOWAS leaders are meeting in Accra for the 6th extraordinary session of the authority of Heads of State and government summit. High on the agenda is the political situation in Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso, three countries under military rule within the 15-nation regional bloc. The Accra summit is expected to either modify or […]
ECOWAS to meet on political situations in Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea
SOURCE: GNA The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold an Extraordinary Summit on the political situations in Mali, Guinea, and Burkina Faso.The Summit will hold in Accra, on Saturday, June 4, 2022. The regional grouping, chaired by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will […]
ECOWAS Health Ministers converge on Accra to strategize against future pandemics
By Roslyn Ganyaglo and Antionette Abbah Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang Manu has called on fellow Health Ministers in West African to take crucial steps to improve health systems in their respective countries. This must be done through the implementation of effective prevention measures that will address challenges affecting health care delivery in the region […]
ECOWAS members discuss ways to attain regional stability
Ambassadors of ECOWAS countries are charting a way forward for the sub-region to have stability, peace and security. The intensified cooperation was reinforced at the thematic briefing session with Ambassadors of Member States’ in Abuja, Nigeria. Speaking on the theme: “2022 Security outlook amidst military incursion into politics and the limits of ECOWAS Peace […]
Ghana to host maiden external Community Court Justice of ECOWAS next week
By Roslyn Gayaglo Ghana will for the first time host the external court session of the Community Court of Justice, (CCJ) ECOWAS, since its introduction in March 2007 in Mali. Sixty pending cases have been listed for the session and scheduled to take place at the Law Court Complex in Accra over 11 days, from […]
