September 17, 2012

• West Africa: Ecowas Seeks Consensus on Stabilization Force in Mali

  The ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council has recommended the immediate imposition of punitive and targeted sanctions on individuals and groups found to be obstructing the... Read more »

July 09, 2012

• Mali: Regional Bloc Wants Inclusive Government

  The ECOWAS Contact Group on the Mali crisis has called for a government of national unity to implement the road map for a peaceful end to the crisis in the country through the... Read more »

May 21, 2012

• Mali: Mediation and Security Council Proposes Measures to Address Threats to the Political Process in Mali

  Ministers of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council (MSC) have proposed measures to address the current political developments in Mali in order to ensure the implementation of... Read more »

April 16, 2012

• Guinea Bissau: Ecowas Delegation Due in Bissau to Impress On Immediate Return to Constitutional Rule [press release]

  An ECOWAS delegation led by the President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency Kadre Desire Ouedraogo, is due in Guinea Bissau on Monday, 16th April 2012 to deliver a special... Read more »

April 13, 2012

• West Africa: Ecowas Meets on Guinea-Bissau Security

  Ministers of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council will meet in Abidjan on Thursday, 12th April 2012 to review proposals for resolving the political crises in Mali and Guinea... Read more »

March 28, 2012

• West Africa: Ecowas Chair to Lead High-Level Delegation to Mali [press release]

  A high-level delegation of ECOWAS leaders led by the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Alassane Ouattara of Cote d'Ivoire is due in Mali within... Read more »

• West Africa: Ecowas Suspends Mali [press release]

  1.    At the invitation of H.E. Alassane Dramane OUATTARA, President of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire and current Chairman of ECOWAS, the Authority of Heads of State... Read more »

November 05, 2011

• West Africa: Ecowas Surprise at Tubman's Boycott Pronouncement [document]

  The attention of the ECOWAS Commission has been drawn to an undated press statement titled "CDC Final Position on the holding of electionson November 8, 2011" and issued on 4... Read more »

October 28, 2011

• Liberia: Ecowas Reacts to Opposition's Run-Off Boycott Plan [press release]

  The ECOWAS Commission has received with deep concern news of the decision by the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), the main opposition party in Liberia, led by Mr. Winston... Read more »