West Africa: ECOWAS Sanctions Guinea Bissau After Failed Talks

ECOWAS has imposed diplomatic, economic and financial sanctions on Guinea Bissau after talks in Banjul on 29th April 2012 between Foreign Ministers of the regional Contact Group… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Losing Patience Over Perennial Crisis in Guinea Bissau

The Gambian President, Alhaji Yahya Jammeh, has warned that the region was "losing its patience" over the perennial political crisis in Guinea Bissau and would not allow a tiny… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Contact Group Ministers On Guinea Bissau Meets in Banjul

Foreign Ministers of the seven-nation ECOWAS Contact Group on Guinea Bissau are meeting with the country's political stakeholders on Sunday, 29th April 2012 in Banjul, The Gambia,… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS to Send Troops to Guinea Bissau, Mali

ECOWAS leaders have authorized the immediate deployment of regional troops to Guinea Bissau and Mali as part of efforts to restore peace in the two Member States following military… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Leaders to Meet in Abidjan On Guinea Bissau, Mali Crises

ECOWAS Heads of State and Government are to meet in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire on Thursday, 26th April 2012, on the political crises in Guinea Bissau and Mali. Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Statement on Sending Troops to Mali and Guinea Bissau

1. At the invitation of H.E. Alassane Ouattara, President of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire and Chairman of ECOWAS, the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic… Read more »

West Africa: Journalists Challenged On Small Arms, Light Weapons Proliferation in West Africa

A three-day sensitization and capacity building workshop for journalists on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALWs) control opened on Thursday, 19th April 2012 at Ghana's border town… Read more »

West Africa: Media Sensitization Workshop On Small Arms, Light Weapons Control Holds in Ghana

A three-day sensitization and capacity building workshop for journalists in Ghana, opens on Thursday, 19th April 2012 at Sogakope near the country's border with Togo, as part of… Read more »

Guinea Bissau: Ecowas Delegation Due in Bissau to Impress On Immediate Return to Constitutional Rule

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 »

West Africa: ECOWAS Delegation Due in Bissau to Impress On Immediate Return to Constitutional Rule

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 »

West Africa: ECOWAS Reaction to On Going Coup Attempt in Guinea Bissau

The ECCOWAS Commission has just learnt with great concern about the on-going attempt by the military to overthrow the Government of Guinea Bissau. Read more »

West Africa: Security Council Recommends Deployment of Regional Force in Mali

The ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council has recommended for adoption by regional leaders, the report of the Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff on the possible deployment of a… Read more »

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 »

West Africa: ECOWAS Mediation, Security Council to Meet in Abidjan On Mali, Guinea-Bissau

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 »

West Africa: ECOWAS Commission Declaration Following the Declaration of Independence of Northern Mali By the MNLA

The ECOWAS Commission has just learnt from the international media today 6th April 2012, of the so-called Declaration of Independence by the National Movement for the Liberation of… Read more »

West Africa: Statement By H. E. Alassane Ouattara, Chairman of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government On the Positive Development of the Political Situation in Mali

Following the coup d'état perpetrated by Captain Amadou Haya Sanogo on 22 March 2012 against the democratically elected President of Mali, H.E. Amadou Toumani Touré,… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Joint Chiefs of Defence Staff Hold Emergency Meeting On Mali Crisis

An emergency meeting of ECOWAS Joint Chiefs of Defence Staff opened Thursday 5th April 2012, in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, to discuss the political situation in Mali, including the… Read more »

West Africa: Emergency Mini-Summit of ECOWAS Heads of State On the Situation in Mali

1. Among the decisions taken at the Extraordinary Summit of ECOWAS of 27 March 2012 on the political situation in Mali, Summit resolved to dispatch a high- level delegation to Mali… Read more »

West Africa: Delegation of Regional Leaders Due in Bamako

Regional leaders who are members of the high level delegation constituted at the just ended extraordinary summit of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government over the coup in Mali, are… Read more »

West Africa: Delegation of Regional Leaders Due in Bamako

Regional leaders who are members of the high level delegation constituted at the just ended extraordinary summit of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government over the coup in Mali, are… Read more »

West Africa: Final Communique From the Extraordinary Summit of ECOWAS

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 and Government of… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Chairman Ouattara Leads High-Level Delegation To Mali

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… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Extra-Ordinary Summit in Abidjan On Situation in Mali

An extra-ordinary summit of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government will take place in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire on Tuesday, 27th March 2012 to discuss the political situation in Mali… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Calls On Senegalese to Seek Peaceful Re-Run Presidential Election

The Head of the ECOWAS Observation Mission, His Excellency Koffi Sama, has reiterated his call on the people of Senegal to ensure that the run-off presidential election "unfolds in… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Statement On the Disturbances in Bamako, Mali

The ECOWAS Commission has been following the unfolding events in Bamako, the capital of Mali, with dismay and mounting concern, following the mutiny by a section of the military at… Read more »