ECOWAS

February 16, (THEWILL) - The ECOWAS' Community Court of Justice sitting in Abuja, has dismissed an application by the federal government of Nigeria seeking to stop the court's  judgment in the Twitter ban case. The court said the application is...

February 04, (THEWILL) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), will send stabilisation force to Guinea-Bissau, following a failed coup early this week, the 15-nation-regional bloc announced on Thursday, following an extraordinary session in Accra, Ghana. Apart from the situation in Guinea Bissau, the...

January 11, (THEWILL) - Mali's ruling junta has  announced the recall of ambassadors and the closure of borders with West African nations after the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced tough sanctions against the government on Sunday. In...

January 10, (THEWILL) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has imposed fresh sanctions against Mali. The development, the regional bloc said, demostrates its tougher stance towards Mali, whose interim authorities proposed holding elections in December 2025 instead...

January 09, (THEWILL) - Nollywood actor-producer Charles Granville has been officially named IPGC’s Special Envoy to the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS. The appointment which commences in January, 2022, confers on the entertainer and businessman, the powers and...

December 13, (THEWILL) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called on the international community to support the sanctions imposed on Guinea and Mali to promote peace, security, and stability in the region. The appeal is part of...

December 06, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government has refuted parts of a report by the Inter-governmental Action Group on Money Laundering in West Africa. The group was established by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to help prevent and...

December 05, (THEWILL) - A report by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says terror group, the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP), generates an annual income of N14,822,640,000 ($36 million) from tax, kidnapping and other crimes to...

November 21, (THEWILL) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called on the private sector to invest in peace and security within the region. The Director, Humanitarian and Social Affairs, ECOWAS, Dr. Sintiki Ugbe, made the call...

November 16, (THEWILL) - As part of implementation of the ECOWAS-EU Small Arms and Light Weapons Action, two micro projects have been commissioned and handed over to two communities in Bakassi LGA. These include  a motorised borehole in Ikot Nkese...