ECOWAS

August 03, (THEWILL) - Nigeria's President and Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has dispatched a delegation to the Niger Republic with a mandate to expeditiously resolve the current political impasse...

August 02, (THEWILL) - Defence chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), will on Wednesday, August 2, meet in Abuja, Nigeria, to deliberate on the recent coup in the Republic of Niger. THEWILL recalls that the...

July 31, (THEWILL) - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will, on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, grace the 63rd independence anniversary celebration of the Republic of Benin. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Monday, by his Special Adviser on Special...

July 31, (THEWILL) - Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), on Monday, knocked the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) led by President Bola Tinubu over its proposed “military intervention” plan in coup-hit...

July 30, (THEWILL) - The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the military in Niger Republic, to restore ousted President, Muhammed Bazoum, to...

Last Wednesday's military coup d’etat in Niger Republic, a West African country and Nigeria's closest northern neighbour, is another wake-up call for African leaders on the need for good governance in their respective countries. Sixty-two-year old army general, Abdourahmane...

July 30, (THEWILL) - Niger’s junta have warned against any armed intervention in the country. The warning is coming ahead of an emergency Summit of ECOWAS leaders in Abuja. The heads of state of the 15-member Economic Community of West...

July 28, (THEWILL) - Nigeria's President and Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will host a special meeting of the regional leaders on Sunday, July 30, in Abuja. His Special Adviser on Special...

July 26, (THEWILL) - President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, hosted his counterpart from Benin Republic, Patrice Talon, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting between the West African leaders is coming when there are worrying signs of political upheaval in...

July 26, (THEWILL) - Nigeria's President and Chairman, ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has warned undemocratic forces in Niger to have a rethink and allow civil authority and constitutional democracy in the...