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ECOWAS Court Restates Commitment to Protection of Human Rights

Daily Dispatch December 10, 2025

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Community Court of Justice has restated its unwavering commitment to the protection of human rights and human dignity across West Africa region. The commitment was given on Wednesday at an occasion hosted by the court to commemorate the

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Touray commends Nigeria’s role in thwarting Benin Military takeover

Daily Dispatch December 9, 2025

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday applauded Nigeria’s role in quashing the attempted coup in Benin Republic. Speaking at the opening of the 55th Ordinary session of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council (MSC) at the Ministerial level in Abuja, the President of ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray decried that […]

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Benin’s failed coup: Russian shadows, weaponised disinformation, and a warning to West Africa

Daily Dispatch December 9, 2025

•How pro-Russian, coup supporting “activists” were exposed, discredited •Why Nigeria, ECOWAS deployed troops •Waning democratic governance, a threat to West Africa By Oumarou Sanou Shortly after dawn on Sunday, December 7, 2025, Benin’s usually calm capital, Cotonou, woke to the crackle of gunfire. A small group of mutinous soldiers launched a coordinated assault on

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ECOWAS declares regional emergency as coups and political unrest spread across West Africa

Daily Dispatch December 9, 2025

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has announced a sweeping state of emergency across the sub-region amid a troubling rise in coups, attempted mutinies, and deepening political volatility. The declaration was issued by ECOWAS Commission President, Omar Touray, on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, during the 55th session of the Mediation and Security Council

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Air Force details its actions in regional ECOWAS mission amid Benin unrest

Daily Dispatch December 8, 2025

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has issued a formal clarification regarding its role in the regional response to the attempted coup in the Republic of Benin on Sunday, stressing that every aspect of its involvement adhered strictly to established ECOWAS security arrangements. In a statement released late Sunday, NAF spokesperson, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, explained […]

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ECOWAS Condemns Attempted Military Takeover in Benin

Daily Dispatch December 7, 2025

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned the attempted military takeover of government in Benin Republic A statement on Sunday by the ECOWAS office in Abuja read: “ECOWAS Commission has received with consternation reports of an attempted military take-over in the Republic of Benin. “ECOWAS strongly condemns this unconstitutional move that