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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

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ECOWAS Court delegation undertakes study Visits on enforcement of human rights decisions

Daily Dispatch November 30, 2025

A delegation from the Community Court of Justice (ECOWAS Court) led by the President of the Court, Justice Ricardo Cláudio Monteiro Gonçalves embarked on a study visit to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, and other key institutions in Sweden. The tour, which took place between 23 and 29 November 2025, has as […]

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ECOWAS suspends Guinea-Bissau for coup

Daily Dispatch November 28, 2025

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Guinea-Bissau from its decision-making bodies for a coup in the West African country. ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council (MSC) announced the suspension after an emergency meeting on Thursday night. “The MSC decides, in accordance with the provisions of the ECOWAS Protocol on Democracy and Good […]

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ECOWAS unveils comprehensive digital ecosystem for gender development at regional workshop in Senegal

Daily Dispatch November 24, 2025

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has launched a new Digital Ecosystem for the ECOWAS Centre for Gender Development (CCDG), marking a major step toward improving regional data management and collaboration on gender equality. The unveiling took place during a five-day regional capacity-building workshop holding from 24 to 28 November 2025 in Saly, […]

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ECOWAS Calls on Islamic Scholars to Bring Up Workable Arrangements to Tackle Extremism, Terrorism in West Africa

Daily Dispatch November 6, 2025

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called on Islamic scholars to devise a workable arrangement to tackle extremism and fight back terrorism in the West African subregion. Speaking at the West African Islamic Conference on Security & Governance, on Thursday in Abuja, the President of ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray said […]

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The Kano Model: How Faith Leaders Can Fight Disinformation in Nigeria and West Africa

Daily Dispatch October 20, 2025

By Senator Iroegbu In an era where falsehoods outpace truth, Nigeria and its Sahel neighbours find themselves on a perilous digital battleground. Disinformation threatens democracy, national security, and social harmony across West Africa. False narratives, amplified by social media and coordinated networks with ties to external powers, undermine elections, stoke ethnic