ECOWAS

September 12, (THEWILL) - Nigeria, Benin Republic and Togo have inaugurated “Operation Safe Domain II”, as a collaborative effort towards eradicating piracy and maritime crimes within their domain, especially the Gulf of Guinea. Speaking at the inauguration on Monday,...

August 30, (THEWILL) - The Military junta in Gabon has announced a coup, deposing President Ali Bongo, who was declared winner of Saturday’s election. Bongo, who came to power after the death of his father in 2009, won a third...

August 27, (THEWILL) - While Nigeria is championing the concerted efforts at restoring democracy in the Niger Republic, democracy is dying off in Nigeria. Ironically, it is not the military, being the conventional enemy of democracy, that is culpable,...

August 26, (THEWILL) - President Bola Tinubu has advised US Presidential Envoy and Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ambassador Molly Phee, to ensure that US policy is intentionally collaborative with independent African democracies at a time when...

August 25, (THEWILL) - It is in the nature or character of embattled American presidents to fight foreign wars whenever they are beset by issues of legitimacy or internal troubles. To wage a war against a perceived enemy of...

August 25, (THEWILL) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has reiterated its commitment to restore constitutional authority in Niger Republic. President of the Commission, Dr Omar Touray, who made this known on Friday, however said the bloc...

August 24, (THEWILL) - President Tinubu has approved the return of a delegation of Nigerian muslim leaders (Ulama), to Niger republic, for another round of dialogue with leader of the military junta, General Abdourahmane Tchiani. The President gave his approval...

August 22, (THEWILL) - President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, received briefings from Special Envoy of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to Niger Republic, General Abdulsalami Abubakar. Tinubu is the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State...

August 21, (THEWILL) - Turkish leader, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has rejected plans by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), to deploy military action to restore democracy in Niger Republic. The state television channel, TRT, quoted Erdogan...

August 21, (THEWILL) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has rejected a three-year transition to democracy programme proposed by the military junta in Niger Republic. THEWILL had earlier reported that General Abdourahamane Tchiani, leader of the...