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Nigeria is currently hosting the 3rd ECOWAS Regional Cybersecurity Hackathon, a 30-hour event running from 15th to 16th October 2024. The event, which brings together young tech enthusiasts from across the region, is led by the Ministry…

By: Adoba Echono The Speaker of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, Memounatou Ibrahima, is soliciting for speedy reforms at the West African regional bloc to transform its operations to tackle the myriad…

The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, has resumed its activities for the 2024-2025 legal year, with 38 cases set for hearings by the end of September following a two-month judicial vacation. According to a press release, the President…

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says it will ensure that various treaties of international humanitarian law are domesticated for implementation in Nigeria. READ ALSO:Red Cross, NCFRMI partner to provide healthcare for…

Professor Ibrahim Gambari is to lead ECOWAS Observation Mission for the Senegalese Presidential election fixed for 24th March, this year. The ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security, Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah,…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) recently lifted the sanctions it imposed on Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, citing humanitarian consideration as its reasons aimed at protecting the people and the regional integration of…

The Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS is working assiduously towards resolving the issues surrounding the withdrawal by Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the regional bloc. The Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs…

The African Union (AU) has called for dialogue between the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and junta-led countries Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso who have said they will leave the bloc. The trio's decision to exit…

The Republic of Mali has written formally to the West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, to withdraw from the bloc. In the following , “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Mali presents its…

The ECOWAS Court has dismissed, multiple claims brought by the human rights organization Collectif Cri de Coeur pour le Mali against the government of Mali.  The case, premised on allegations of human rights violations during a conflict,…