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Bio Mourns Passing of Buhari

Daily Dispatch July 13, 2025

Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority ofHeads of State and Government and President of Sierra Leone, President Julius Maada Bio has mourned the passing of former Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari. A statement by Sierra Leone State House, Freetown read: “It is with profound grief that His

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ECOWAS Promises Protection of Human Rights in West Africa

Daily Dispatch July 1, 2025

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has promised to further promote, respect and protect the human rights of citizens of the region. In an opening remark at the Regional Consultation of National Human Rights Institutions in West Africa organised by the ECOWAS Commission, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights […]

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Tuggar tasks ECOWAS member states on effective implementation of resolutions

Daily Dispatch June 21, 2025

Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairman, ECOWAS Council of Ministers, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar has urged member states to effectively implement the resolutions reached at its 94th Ordinary Session in Abuja. The minister gave the charge in a closing remark at the end of the 94th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers on […]

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ECOWAS launches €110 million projects for regional peace and stability

Daily Dispatch June 17, 2025

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has launched four significant projects worth approximately €110 million, aimed at strengthening regional peace and stability, supporting institutional reforms, and promoting trade within the subregion.. The projects which are funded by the European Union (€82.5 million), Germany (€26 million), and other partners are

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ECOWAS calls for investment in plastic eco-innovation to ward of threat of pollution

Daily Dispatch June 17, 2025

…Reaffirms commitment to clean environment The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called upon all stakeholders in the region to Invest in eco-innovation and plastic alternatives as part of the efforts to address plastic pollution in the region. The West African sub-region is said to generate nearly eight (8) million metric tonnes (MT) […]

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Tuggar: Departure of Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali from ECOWAS Has Not Affected Trade, Bilateral Relations Among West African Countries

Daily Dispatch June 16, 2025

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar has said the exit of Burkina-Faso, Mali and Niger, the three Alliance of Sahel States from the West African regional bloc, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has not affected trade and bilateral relations among countries in the area. Addressing a press conference on the forthcoming […]