ECOWAS

Mali,Burkina Faso na Niger oya tseyitha iihohela iipe yoo % 0.5 miinima mbyoka tayi etwa miilongo yawo

Iilongo yomuutokelo wa Africa,Mali,Burkina Faso na Niger oya tseyitha iihohela iipe yoo % 0.5 miinima mbyoka tayi etwa miilongo yawo ,sho tayi kongo oku yambidhidha pashimaliwa embwinda lyawo lyiilongo itatu, sho ya thigipo embwinda enene lyopaliko moshitopolwa. O Alliance of Sahel states oya tameke mo 2023 onga etsokumwe lyegameno pokati kaapangeli yopakwiita yiilongo yopatatu,mboka ayehe ya kuthako oonkondo dhoku lela moomvula dhongaashingeyi. Nembwinda olya koka,nolina oompangela dhoku kala no […]

31 March, 2025 10

Africa

Guinea-Bissau Tensions Rise Over Presidential Term Dispute

Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has threatened to expel an ECOWAS political mission amid growing tensions over his term's expiration says Reuters. Opposition leaders argue his mandate ended last week, while the Supreme Court ruled it should run until September 4. The dispute has raised fears of unrest in a country with a history of military coups.

3 March, 2025 21

Africa

Russia-Ukraine war spills into west Africa: Mali attacks signal dangerous times ahead

By Olayinka Ajala, Leeds Beckett University Russia suffered significant blows to its reputation in mid-2024. An attack on its territory by Ukraine came as a surprise. In west Africa, the Wagner mercenary group, supported by Russia, suffered one of its heaviest fatalities in Mali. An alliance of Tuareg rebel groups known as the Permanent Strategic Framework for the Defense of the People of Azawad joined forces in late […]

19 August, 2024 38

Africa

ECOWAS Aims to Reintegrate Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso into Regional Bloc

West Africa's regional bloc, the Economic Community of West African States, says it will continue to encourage Mali, Niger Republic and Burkina Faso to rejoin the bloc. Reporting for us is Tesem Akende from Jos.

12 August, 2024 31

Africa

West Africa is changing: five essential reads on breakaways from Ecowas

By Adejuwon Soyinka, The Conversation The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has been in the news lately – mostly for the wrong reasons. The bloc is facing its biggest crisis since it was formed in 1975. Three of its 15 countries – Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali – have broken away and formed an alternative grouping, the Alliance of Sahel States. While […]

10 July, 2024 18

Africa

Senegal’s president urges dialogue with Sahel military juntas

Senegalese President and West Africa's ECOWAS "facilitator" Bassirou Diomaye Faye called Monday for dialogue and peaceful reconciliation with three countries that recently split from the bloc. The military leaders of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso broke away from the Economic Community of West African States earlier this year and formed a confederation of their own on Saturday. ECOWAS heads of state met in Abuja on Sunday […]

8 July, 2024 17

Africa

Ecowas summit: 6 steps the leaders can take to restore stability and growth in west Africa

By Olayinka Ajala, Leeds Beckett University This year’s summit of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) takes place against a challenging environment for the regional bloc. Recent developments in the region have included coups, insecurity and economic instability. Climate change also poses challenges. Six successful and two attempted coups in the region since 2020 were followed by the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina […]

8 July, 2024 52

Africa

Africa enters into multi-country visa regime

By Conrad Onyango, bird story agency Africa is moving towards a multi-country visa system, with individual countries and regional blocs working to remove their borders to promote intra-Africa tourism. Southern African countries are the latest to signal their intent to allow tourists to explore more diverse offerings across multiple destinations using a single visa. Leaders from Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, which comprise […]

6 June, 2024 26

Africa

Interstate deals fuel drive for African single roaming regime

Seth Onyango, bird story agency Growing interstate deals to end roaming fees are boosting efforts for a unified roaming regime in Africa, essential for a connected digital market. Benin and Ghana are the latest African countries to slash communication costs for their citizens roaming between the two countries. The new rates apply from July 1 and align with a protocol introduced by the ECOWAS region in March […]

10 April, 2024 11