The woman often credited with sewing the first national U.S. flag — at the request of George Washington himself, her ...

Dr. Omar Alieu Touray echoed Tinubu’s sentiments, stating, “ECOWAS remains a symbol of hope for millions in West Africa. Our collective strength lies in cooperation, not conflict.” ...

Read: Why Ecowas suspended single currency launchMoreover, France’s 2019 decision to rally francophone countries like Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau (Portuguese-speaking), Cote d’Ivoire ...

A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS ...

After a Wave of Coups, 3 African Nations Leave Decades-old Alliance. ... Their withdrawal will weaken ECOWAS, which celebrates its 50th year this May and had 16 members at its founding.

ECOWAS, West Africa’s regional bloc, is 50 years old. To mark the historic milestone, Ghana’s capital, Accra, hosted an event. However, the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger from the ...

The withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger is a huge blow to Ecowas, which at 50 years old is considered Africa's most important regional group.

ECOWAS standby force: New wine in old wine skin (1), By Jideofor Adibe There is the fundamental question of what is really new about the proposed ESF under Tinubu, and whether it is merely new ...

President Tinubu leads ECOWAS@50 celebrations in Lagos, ... Among them stood 90-year-old Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd.), the lone surviving witness to the bloc’s birth cry in May 1975.

The Economic Community of West African states (Ecowas) is set to mark 50 years in May 2025. It was established in 1975 by 16 member states. Though seven of the founding leaders had ascended to ...

The nearly 50-year-old ECOWAS has become “a threat to our states,” said Niger’s military leader, Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani. “We are going to create an AES of the peoples, ...

Again the ECOWAS Commission made another news headlines when it organised a one-day Workshop for the Validation of the ECOWAS Standby Force, ESF, Operational Framework from (May 29 to May 31, 2024).