ECOWAS and perennial political crises (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest writer)

16 october 2020 - 11:49:51

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - All too soon, but as expected, World  attention is shifting from Mali after a frenetic diplomatic fire-fighting following the 18 August [...] Full text...

ECOWAS chairperson says Mali 'on the right track'

12 october 2020 - 10:28:37

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Sunday welcomed the political [...] Full text...

Ghanaian President Akufo-Addo and current Chairman of ECOWAS expected Sunday in Bamako

11 october 2020 - 12:15:19

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and current chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) heads of state [...] Full text...

ECOWAS lifts sanctions against Mali

06 october 2020 - 14:30:59

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has lifted the sanctions it imposed on Mali since the coup d'état that [...] Full text...

ECOWAS to rule on Nov. 18 in case brought by two Nigerians on death row

05 october 2020 - 17:32:00

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Judgment has been scheduled for 18 November, 2020, by the ECOWAS Court of Justice in a case brought by Abu Dennis [...] Full text...

Hearing in Environmental degradation case against Nigeria continues Oct. 27

05 october 2020 - 17:23:05

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Hearing will continue on 27 October, 2020, at the ECOWAS Court of Justice in a case brought by 11 persons, representing [...] Full text...

Final version of Charter of Transition in Mali published in official gazette

02 october 2020 - 21:51:05

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The final version of the Transition Charter put in place after the 18 August coup d'état, as demanded by the Economic [...] Full text...

ECOWAS, US and Algeria welcome efforts by the junta for transition in Mali

02 october 2020 - 15:39:49

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Sanctions taken by the Economic Community of West African States against Mali will soon to be lifted, the Community's Permanent Representative [...] Full text...

ECOWAS will lift sanctions on Mali after its requirements are met

01 october 2020 - 14:59:02

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Resident Representative in Mali of the President of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Prof. [...] Full text...

ECOWAS mediator on Malian crisis, Goodluck Jonathan, arrives in Bamako

23 september 2020 - 23:36:15

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the Malian crisis, arrived here [...] Full text...

ECOWAS Court set to resume after annual vacation

21 september 2020 - 17:26:56

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nine cases have been listed for judgment by the ECOWAS Court between the 7 and 28 October 2020, following the resumption [...] Full text...

Benin imported less from ECOWAS in second quarter this year

16 september 2020 - 20:41:03

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin imported less goods from its partners of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) during the first quarter this [...] Full text...

ECOWAS leaders agree 18-month transition in Mali

16 september 2020 - 00:41:20

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - West African leaders on Tuesday accepted the proposal of the Mali military junta for an 18-month transition period. A communique issued at [...] Full text...

ECOWAS leaders insist on Mali junta to have civilian leader in transition

15 september 2020 - 19:46:44

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday insisted that the military junta in Mali accepts its conditions, including [...] Full text...

LEAD: ECOWAS Consultative meeting seeks 'finality' to Mali crisis

15 september 2020 - 11:54:25

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday began a one-day consultative meeting on Mali after the [...] Full text...

President of the Malian military junta received by President of Ghana

15 september 2020 - 10:59:38

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNPS), the military junta that seized power on 18 [...] Full text...

ECOWAS leaders arrive in Ghana for consultative meeting on Mali crisis

15 september 2020 - 10:14:27

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Several leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have arrived in Ghana for a one-day Consultative Meeting on [...] Full text...

Delegation of military junta in Accra for ECOWAS mini-summit on Malian crisis

14 september 2020 - 20:50:19

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A delegation of the National Committee for the People’s Salvation (CNPS), headed by its chairman, Colonel Assimi Goita, left here Monday [...] Full text...

ECOWAS Court Judge proposes new approaches to improve enforcement of court decisions

14 september 2020 - 17:21:57

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A judge of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Justice Dupe Atoki, has expressed concern at the ‘unsatisfactory’ level of enforcement of [...] Full text...

Ghana to host ECOWAS Consultative meeting on Mali

13 september 2020 - 16:13:57

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana will on Tuesday host an Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Consultative Meeting on Mali’s political crisis, Information Minister [...] Full text...

ECOWAS issues ultimatum to Malian junta to name civilian President and Prime Minister

08 september 2020 - 13:34:24

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday issued an ultimatum to the military junta in Mali [...] Full text...

Ghanaian President Akufo-Addo elected ECOWAS Chairman

08 september 2020 - 04:20:33

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was on Monday elected new chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) [...] Full text...

57th ECOWAS ordinary Summit opens in Niamey

07 september 2020 - 15:48:50

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The 57th ordinary session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States [...] Full text...

Nigeria: Buhari departs for Niger Republic for ECOWAS summit

06 september 2020 - 16:09:13

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, will depart Abuja on Monday for Niamey, Niger Republic, to participate in the 57th Ordinary Session of [...] Full text...

ECOWAS leaders want immediate civilian transition in Mali

28 august 2020 - 23:02:32

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The heads of state of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Friday called for the establishment of immediate civilian [...] Full text...

Mali: ECOWAS proposes a transition, led by a civilian president, for one year

28 august 2020 - 17:39:14

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Meeting for the second time this Friday, on the situation in Mali, the Heads of State and Government of the [...] Full text...

Second extraordinary ECOWAS summit on Mali opens Friday

28 august 2020 - 17:18:16

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opened their second extraordinary summit [...] Full text...

Benin's exports to ECOWAS increased in first quarter of 2020

25 august 2020 - 20:27:56

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Exports of Beninese products to countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) increased by 13.7 per cent during [...] Full text...

Mali: Military junta, ECOWAS made significant progress after three-day meeting in Bamako

25 august 2020 - 15:33:01

Bamako, Mali (PAegional NA) - The National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP), a military junta that took power last Tuesday in Mali, [...] Full text...

Côte d'Ivoire: ECOWAS frowns at violence in run-up to presidential election

24 august 2020 - 17:21:17

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Monday expressed concern about the violence observed in [...] Full text...

Mali coup: Mali plunges into period of uncertainty – humanitarian bodies

21 august 2020 - 10:31:44

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The forced resignation of Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta on Tuesday, when soldiers arrested him at gunpoint, has plunged the West [...] Full text...

ECOWAS wants sanctions against 18 August coup makers in Mali

20 august 2020 - 21:30:36

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Thursday decided, in addition to the economic sanctions issued against Mali, to apply [...] Full text...

Nigeria stands by ECOWAS, calls for immediate release of former President Keita and return of constitutional govt in Mali

20 august 2020 - 16:32:12

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday in Abuja joined ECOWAS Heads of State and Governments in calling for the immediate release [...] Full text...

ECOWAS to send urgent mission to Mali to obtain the release of president Keita

20 august 2020 - 15:59:27

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday [...] Full text...

"We are working to restore constitutional order in Mali," says Ivorian president

20 august 2020 - 14:30:57

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, who is participating by videoconference in an extraordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African [...] Full text...

ECOWAS Extraordinary Summit on Mali begins

20 august 2020 - 12:52:01

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The conference of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) began its work [...] Full text...

Mali: ECOWAS calls on the military to return to barracks without delay

18 august 2020 - 16:36:58

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Afraid that the gunshots heard in the Malian capital on Tuesday might be signs of a military mutiny, the Economic [...] Full text...

ECOWAS mediator in Malian crisis seeks intervention of influential religious leader

13 august 2020 - 09:59:42

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the Malian crisis, former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, is [...] Full text...

Goodluck Jonathan, ECOWAS mediator on the Malian crisis, arrives in Bamako

11 august 2020 - 15:09:24

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the socio-political crisis in Mali, Goodluck Jonathan, arrived in [...] Full text...

Nigerien president Isssoufou receives Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament

10 august 2020 - 18:50:01

Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The Nigerien president, Mahamadou Issoufou, on Monday received the Speaker of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States [...] Full text...

M5-RFP rejects ECOWAS position demanding resignation of Malian President Keita

28 july 2020 - 14:18:38

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Movement of June 5-Rally of Patriotic Forces (M5-RFP) on Tuesday reaffirmed "its determination to lead its fight to save [...] Full text...

ECOWAS takes decisive steps to resolve the Malian crisis

27 july 2020 - 22:26:21

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The extraordinary summit of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) [...] Full text...

Mali: "Time is running out and the risks are great", says ECOWAS president

27 july 2020 - 16:56:26

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - "Time is running out for Malians and the risks are great,"the president of the Conference of Heads of State of [...] Full text...

Mali: ECOWAS summit recommends resignation of 31 deputies

27 july 2020 - 16:44:34

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The virtual extraordinary summit of heads of state of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Monday recommended the [...] Full text...

ECOWAS leaders to hold virtual meeting on Malian crisis on 27 July

24 july 2020 - 05:10:42

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold an extraordinary summit on 27 July through videoconferencing to [...] Full text...

ECOWAS Court calls for support for ECOWAS parliament to execute its referral mandate

22 july 2020 - 16:27:40

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, is drumming up support for the regional parliament in [...] Full text...

AU calls for calm, continuation of dialogue, negotiations in Mali

21 july 2020 - 18:35:18

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, closely following the evolution of the socio-political situation in Mali, [...] Full text...

Four ECOWAS heads of state due in Bamako to get Mali out of sociopolitical crisis

21 july 2020 - 14:36:09

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Four heads of state from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are expected in Bamako on Thursday to find [...] Full text...

M5-RFP rejects ECOWAS mission's proposals for a way out of the Malian crisis

20 july 2020 - 17:57:41

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mouvement of 5 June-Rassemblement des forces patriotiques (M5-RFP) has rejected the proposals of the mediation mission of the Economic Community [...] Full text...

ECOWAS envoys meet with politicians, civil society organizations to resolve Mali crisis

17 july 2020 - 17:09:12

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Envoys of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), who arrived Wednesday in Bamako met Thursday with leaders of the [...] Full text...