Tag: ECOWAS
WEF: AFRICA RISING, NEEDS INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP TO TACKLE TERRORISM, CLIMATE CHANGE – OSINBAJO
Jan. 21, 2022 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called for the need for partnerships that help to tackle climate change, address security concerns, promote economic prosperity, combat disease and improve governance. He noted that there are giant strides recorded across Africa but there are still challenges to overcome. In a statement by the spokesperson to ...Aviation body accuses France of sanctions violation over Mali flight
Jan. 12, 2022 Francophone West Africa’s regional aviation authority has accused a French military plane of violating sanctions imposed by West African states against Mali by flying into the country from neighbouring Ivory Coast. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the regional monetary union sanctioned Mali on Sunday after its interim government, ...Resurgence of coups d’état, consequence of being ‘completely out of step’ – UN top envoy
Jan. 11, 2022 After a recent wave of attempts and coups d’état in Central African Republic, Mali, Sudan and Guinea, The UN Special Representative for the region told the Security Council on Monday this resurgence, particularly in West Africa, “is often the consequence of political practices that are completely out of step with the aspirations ...Sanctions-hit Mali facing isolation as neighbours cancel flights
Jan 11, 2022 Airlines from neighbouring countries and former colonial ruler France cancelled flights to Mali on Monday, helping isolate a military junta under regional sanctions for trying to extend its hold on power. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), on Sunday agreed a raft of restrictions against Mali, including the suspension of ...ECOWAS COUNTRIES TO SHUT ALL BORDERS AGAINST MALI, RECALL AMBASSADORS, REJECT JUNTA’S TRANSITION SCHEDULE
Jan. 10, 2022 With its latest stand against unconstitutional seizure of power, leaders of member states in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have shown strong resolve and commitment to issues of good governance and democracy in the sub-region, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. In a statement by the Vice president’s spokesperson, ...ECOWAS, international community resolute against coup d’etat—Osinbajo
Jan. 9, 2022 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says there is a strong resolve by the ECOWAS and the international community not to accept coups d’etat or any other form of unconstitutional change of government. Osinbajo spoke with newsmen on Sunday in Accra after participating at an Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of ...Ex-President Jonathan visit to Buhari not politically connected – Aide
Jan. 7, 2022 Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said his visit to President Muhammadu Buhari was to brief him on the situation in Mali ahead of the ECOWAS summit scheduled for Sunday in Ghana. The Media Adviser to the former President, Mr. Ikechuwu Eze, made the clarification in an interview with the News Agency of ...WE’LL MAKE AS MUCH SACRIFICE AS WE CAN FOR MALI WITHIN ECOWAS REQUIREMENTS – BUHARI
Jan. 6, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday received a Special Envoy from Col. Assimi Goita, the Transitional President of Mali, promising that Nigeria would do her level best for the sister country, within the requirements of ECOWAS. This is contained in a statement by a presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina on Thursday. According to him, Col. ...Africa Mali proposes five-year election delay to ECOWAS
Jan. 2, 2022 Mali’s interim authorities proposed to its West African neighbours that a transition back to democracy following a 2020 military coup be extended by five years, the foreign minister said in broadcast comments. The transitional government initially agreed to hold presidential and legislative elections in February 2022, 18 months after Colonel Assimi Goita ...FG lists 100 achievements of in 2021, admits insecurity a major challenge
Dec. 31, 2021 The Federal Government has admitted that its major challenge in the year 2021 has been that of insecurity, but reiterated that the Nigerian military has continued to live up to their billing despite the enormous challenge. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed stated this on Thursday at a press ...
