allAfrica.com on MSN6d
West Africa: Sahel States' Withdrawal From Ecowas Undermines Accountability
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger officially left the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on January 29, having served notice a year ago, raising concerns over access to justice for the ...
AllAfrica.com6d
West Africa: Sahel States Exit Ecowas, Launch Regional Passport and Joint Military
The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) withdraws from ECOWAS and continues initiatives for independence, regional integration, and defensive cooperation.
Business and Financial Times on MSN22h
Ghana's economy losing trade benefits over Istanbul Convention – ICC
Kwame, has said Ghana is missing out on important trade benefits, because it has not signed the Istanbul Convention which grants access to ATA Carnet – a passport for goods that allows ...
Business and Financial Times on MSN4d
Ablakwa pledges to prioritise economic diplomacy, secure bilateral agreements for jobs
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has pledged to prioritise economic diplomacy ...
The Punch on MSN4d
It’s ECOWAS of people, not coup plotters
The Economic Community of West African States announced recently that the three-member nations where coup plotters overthrew elected governments had finally exited the community. Issues related to ...
Why Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger’s new plan to tackle extremist violence is likely to fail
The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...
The Nation Newspaper6d
EU eyes 2mw from hydropower in Plateau
The European Union (EU) has said it is exploring the potential for small hydropower generation in partnership with Plateau ...
Access WDUN5d
3 coup-hit West African nations formally leave ECOWAS regional bloc
including free movement within the region with an ECOWAS passport. Widely seen as West Africa’s top political and regional authority, the 15-nation ECOWAS was formed in 1975 to “promote economic ...
businessday3d
How porous borders worsen Nigeria’s security challenges
The country's border security, particularly in the North, remains weak, allowing individuals from neighboring countries such ...