Ecowas in a sentence

The main driving slogan of ECOWAS is transforming the region from an ECOWAS of states driven by the decisions of heads of state to an ECOWAS of the people.

Also, the ECOWAS Commissioner for Infrastructure, Energy and Digitisation, Mr Sédiko Douka, stated that the ECOWAS member states were fully committed to the project.

Tinubu also responded to the recent decision by some ECOWAS-member states, under military rule, to float a so-called ‘Alliance of Sahel States’, describing it as distracting and emphasizing the commitment to pursuing ECOWAS integration.

Nigeria’s President and Chairman of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, arrives at the Nigerian presidential villa, during the 65th ordinary session of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government in Abuja on July 7, 2024.

On January 28, 2024, Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali they would leave ECOWAS, and on February 24, ECOWAS the sanctions on Niger.

Addressing parliamentarians at the ongoing 2nd extraordinary session of the ECOWAS parliament in Monrovia, speaker of the ECOWAS parliament, Moustapha Lo, requested that the Nigerian government reopens its borders.

A-two-day ECOWAS Regional media training on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management organised by the ECOWAS Commission for 25 participants from English speaking member countries yesterday, Wednesday concluded in Accra, Ghana.

He said ECOWAS is deeply concerned about the current situation in Liberia considering that thousands of lives from ECOWAS countries were lost in Liberia just to restore peace.

President Buhari who is the chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government stated this on Saturday while declaring the 55th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS open in Abuja.

It will then go the ECOWAS Ministers of Justice and finally to the ECOWAS Heads of State, to become a legal text.

When President Mahama became the Chairman of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government in March 2014, she became the Chairperson of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers at the same time.

Abdulsalami said the coup leaders had also “made their points” which he has conveyed to the ECOWAS chairperson.

According to an ECOWAS official, most of the 15 member states are prepared to contribute to the joint force, except Cape Verde and other countries ruled by the military- Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea.

All five countries have backed ECOWAS sanctions in Niger.

An ECOWAS delegation was unable to meet with the junta’s leader, Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani, who analysts have asserted led the coup to avoid being fired.

Any plausible military intervention by ECOWAS will predictably be led by Nigeria.

Are we sure this move to invade Niger Republic will not affect ECOWAS?

At the same time, Durmaz thinks it's unlikely France would use the junta's moves against the ambassador as a reason to launch a military intervention backed by ECOWAS troops.

At the same time, in my role as Chair of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), I preside over a region battling with security threats and socioeconomic challenges.

At the time of filing this report, the Communications Division of ECOWAS Commission in Abuja was yet to confirm the report as calls and messages sent to them were yet to be responded to.