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Ecowas Commission President Omar Alieu Touray, on Tuesday, called on citizens of he bloc to welcome the year 2025 with…

Ecowas expressed “profound sadness” at accusations by Niamey that its members were hatching a plot to destabilise Niger.

The West African regional grouping has validated the criteria proposed by the High-Level Committee for the selection of the first member states eligible for the initial launch of Eco, the future regional currency.

The Economic Community of West African States once commanded attention for all the right reasons but that narrative has changed since three of its members now ruled by military juntas opted out.

Heads of state and government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are meeting in the Nigerian capital amid a cloud of uncertainty hanging over the future of the grouping.

Discussions focused on Morocco’s Royal Atlantic Initiative as a factor for regional integration and strategic cooperation between Africa, Europe and beyond.

Senegal’s head of state has reaffirmed the sovereignty of the countries of the Central Sahel, while stressing the importance of constructive dialogue to maintain regional stability, including after the withdrawal of the countries of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES).

Kenya’s former prime minister Raila Amolo Odinga has made his pitch in his bid to grab the chairmanship of the Afrcan Union Commission (AUC).

 The West African regional integration body is calling on member countries to turn their borders into “bridges of unity” rather than a catalyst for division.

The Commonwealth has a new Secretary General, the first from Africa since Nigerian Chief Emeka Anyaoku left the role in 2000.