Says Diversification, Human Capital Development Will Reduce Economic Disparities In Nigeria, Others The President of the ...

He also commended the progress in operationalising the ECOWAS Standby Force which is set to enhance the region’s capacity for rapid response to security threats. “Our unity as a region and ...

To address this challenge, the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) plans to raise US$2.4 billion to establish a standby counterterrorism force. The Nigeria military could play an ...

The West Africa Democracy Solidarity (WADEMOS) Network has appealed to ECOWAS and the Alliance of Sahelian States, to enhance negotiations and dialogue in the interest of regional co-operation, peace ...

The three juntas presented their exit as essential for their sovereignty and portrayed the alliance as a neocolonialist force carrying out a foreign agenda. “ECOWAS and the jihadists are the sam ...

To bolster security, ECOWAS is working on reactivating its standby force, initially comprising 1,650 troops but set to expand to 5,000. The bloc is also mobilizing internal resources and exploring ...

Down with ECOWAS," referring to the Economic Community of West African States. At a summit on Thursday, the body ordered the activation of a standby force that could intervene to reinstate Bazoum.

This new entity includes, among other measures, the creation of a joint military force to combat jihadism and a shared biometric passport. During a six-month grace period after their exit from the ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday that the official withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) raises concerns over access to ...

Nigeria is also leading the actualisation of the ECOWAS standby force, all in an effort to fight terrorism and instability within our region under the rule of law. I was born in a civil war and ...