Three West African nations, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have decided to withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The decision comes as all three countries are currently under military rule following coups against their civilian leaders. In a statement, Colonel Amadou Abdramane, spokesperson for the Niger junta, expressed regret and disappointment […]
The ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security, Ambassador Abdul-Fatau Musah, has made a firm statement emphasizing ECOWAS’ commitment to maintaining peace and stability in Niger. He reiterated that if diplomatic efforts currently underway do not produce the desired outcomes, the standby force is ready to take decisive action. This resolute stance underscores the […]
The Minister for Health, Hon Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has asked members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to work together to strengthen coordination and consultation to enable them to mitigate some of the negative impacts of the novel coronavirus on the sub-region. This, he noted, is to harmonize and ensure the consistency of […]
The presidency on Tuesday (September 21) confirmed the recent use of Ghana’s presidential jet by the Liberian president, George Weah, Accra-based Joy FM have reported. According to the report, a Jubilee House official said President Weah used Ghana’s presidential jet to the September 15 ECOWAS summit that took place in Accra adding that its use […]
ECOWAS Chair Nana Akufo-Addo is in Guinea to meet with the country’s new military regime, a day after the regional bloc issued a communiqué demanding, among other things, that elections are held in six months for the country to return to democratic rule. The Ghanaian leader left Accra for Conakry on Friday, 17 September 2021 […]
The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has asked the coupists in Guinea to restore democracy in six months. The decision was taken at an Extraordinary Session on 16 September 2021 in Accra, Republic of Ghana, under the chairmanship of H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, […]
Ghana’s official Presidential jet, which appears abandoned by President Nana Akufo-Addo, for rented private jets, has been seen in faraway Liberia. The Falcon 900 Ex jet, was seen flying the Liberian President, George Oppong Weah to Ghana for an Emergency ECOWAS Summit in Ghana today, September 15, 2021. The terms and conditions surrounding the use […]
The Economic Community of West Africa State (ECOWAS) has condemned the Guinea coup as they call on the coup leaders to immediately release their embattled President Alpha Condé. In a statement signed by the Chairperson of the ECOWAS Authority Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said: “ECOWAS notes with great concern the recent political developments which have […]
Nigeria and Ghana have put in place a mechanism to end the trade dispute between Nigerian traders and the Ghanaian authorities, the Speakers of the Parliaments of the two countries have said. The dispute arose from the $1million business participation fee introduced by the Ghanaian authorities, which required foreigners to pay before they can do […]
President Akufo-Addo is convening an extraordinary summit of ECOWAS on the renewed political crisis in Mali. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, announced this to the media at a press briefing held at the Information Ministry on Saturday morning, May 29, 2021. According to her, 10 heads of state and Governments […]
