THE ECOWAS Court of Justice has dismissed the claims of human rights violations brought by a non-governmental organisation (NGO) that asked the Court to hold the Federal Republic of Nigeria liable for breaching its international obligation to protect human rights.…
Memounatou Ibrahima. Speaker of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, has called for collaborative efforts through dialogue and mediation among member states to resolve the bloc’s multiple challenges. Ibrahima made the call at the First Ordinary Session…
THE Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African State has rejected the request by the ECOWAS Commission and its President to review the judgment that nullified the sack of a staff of the Commission, Suleiman Mohammad Hussaini.…
THE President of ECOWAS Court, Justice Edward Asante, has promised to support the ECOWAS Parliament in efforts being made towards conducting direct elections of its lawmakers from their member states. The Community Court’s President made this known while welcoming the new…
THE ECOWAS Parliament on Wednesday adopted the draft Rules of Procedure of the sixth Legislature. The legslation followed the conclusion of debate and amendment of the report of the ad hoc committee. Addressing the session, the first Deputy Speaker of…
NIGERIA government has called for the collaboration among the countries of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to develop the tourism potential of the subregion and place West Africa in prime position to compete with other regions. The Director…
THE President of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Commission, Omar Alieu Touray, has deployed an Election Observation Mission of 40 observers to Togo to monitor the legislative and regional elections scheduled for 29 April 2024. A statement…
THE IMF has issued a sobering assessment of sub-Saharan Africa’s economic performance, highlighting a widening income gap compared to the rest of the world amidst a tepid recovery. The IMF’s biannual Regional Economic Outlook report, unveiled during its Spring Meetings in Washington,…
THE Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has allocated the sum of 25 million dollars to fight terrorism in Nigeria, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso in 2024. The ECOWAS Commissioner, Human Development and Social Affairs, Prof. Fatou Sarr, disclosed this…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, said he would support a proposal for the direct election of members into the parliament of the Economic Community of West African States. Tinubu said the move would give citizens of member states a say…
