Leaders from eastern and southern Africa call for a ceasefire and negotiations in Congo
Leaders from eastern and southern Africa on Saturday called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Congo, where rebels are ...
African leaders move to end DR Congo conflict
Leaders across Africa have asked defense chiefs to come up with a roadmap to end the conflict in eastern Congo. Their crisis talks in Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea come as the long-running war ...
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African leaders condemn M23 offensive in DR Congo
Leaders of Central Africa demanded the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group stop its offensive in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and called on Friday for the opening of an aid pipeline.
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Three military-run states leave West African bloc - what will change?
Ecowas - which stands for the Economic Community of West African States - was founded in 1975 in a bid to improve ... a ...
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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 ...
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Three military-run states leave West African bloc - what will change?
Ecowas - which stands for the Economic Community of West African States - was founded in 1975 ... for all commercial flights and the freezing of central bank assets. Ecowas also threatened to ...
After a Wave of Coups, 3 African Nations Leave Decades-old Alliance
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military ...
What’s ahead for a 50-year-old West African bloc after 3 junta-led countries left the group?
A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS.
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Sahel States have a ‘deep misunderstanding of their economic problems’ – Robertson
From US President Donald Trump‘s return to the White House to the issue of African countries’ debt and the withdrawal of the Alliance of Sahel States (AoSS) from the Economic Community of West African ...
Ghana Business News25d
The cost and implications of Member State withdrawals from ECOWAS
In West Africa, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), established in 1975, has served as the primary instrument for regional integration. Founded in the aftermath of decolonization, ...
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ECOWAS loses membership of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger
The Economic Community of West African States, consisting of 15 nations, was founded 50 years ago with the stated aim of promoting "cooperation and integration ... in order to raise the living ...
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Africa without borders could help the continent prosper – what’s getting in the way
Yet its benefits are uneven. The Economic Community of West African States has successfully promoted stability and peace and mediated conflicts in Liberia and Sierra Leone. However, political ...