Tag Archives: ECOWAS

Let’s tackle coups before things get out of hand – ECOWAS Chairman

The Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has said the recent trend of coup d’etats in the West African sub-region needs to be tackled before things become uncontrollable. The Ghanaian leader was speaking at the extraordinary summit of the Authority of …

Read More »

ECOWAS to deploy troops to Guinea-Bissau after fail coup

The Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS) says it will deploy troops to Guinea-Bissau to help stabilise the country after an attempted coup this week. This was contained in a communique after Thursday’s [3 February 2022] summit held in Accra, Ghana. The soldiers are expected to help prevent any …

Read More »

Police to block roads ahead of ECOWAS summit on Thursday

    The Accra Regional Police Command has announced a temporary closure of some principal roads in the city ahead of the Extraordinary Summit of ECOWAS Heads of State on Thursday, February 3, 2022. ECOWAS leaders are meeting in Accra to discuss the political situation in Burkina Faso. A press statement …

Read More »

Guinea-Bissau ‘coup attempt’: What we know so far plus ECOWAS reaction

  Fears of a coup attempt in Guinea-Bissau Gunshots heard around presidential palace Development comes a week after Burkina Faso coup West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, have reacted to a purported coup attempt in Guinea-Bissau even as it comes to terms with the January 24 coup in Burkina Faso. The …

Read More »

ECOWAS to hold Extraordinary Summit on the Political Situation in Mali

The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold an Extraordinary Summit on the Political Situation in Mali in Accra today. The meeting will consider the recent political developments in the West African nation, following a visit to the Malian …

Read More »

ECOWAS Speaker, others arrive in Ghana for Extraordinary Session

The Speaker of Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Dr Sidie Mohamed Tunis, among other dignitaries, has arrived in Winneba for the High-Level ECOWAS Parliament Interactive Summit and the 2021 Second Extraordinary Session of the sub-regional body scheduled to happen from Wednesday, 13 October to Friday, …

Read More »

Stay away from Guinea – ECOWAS told

Editor in Chief for WhatsUp online news portal, David Tamakloe, has advised ECOWAS to refrain from interfering in happenings in Guinea. To him, the time for ECOWAS to meddle in the affairs of Guinea is overdue and believes the coup led by Col Mamady Doumbouya was the will of the …

Read More »

Akufo-Addo receives Guinean military delegation; reiterates call for return to democracy

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday, 29th September 2021, received a three-member delegation from the Guinean military junta, the National Committee for Reconciliation and Development (CNRD), at Jubilee House, Accra. The delegation, led by Colonel Sadiba Koulibaly, Second-in-Command of the CNRD, was at the seat …

Read More »

ECOWAS communicates 6 months constitutional rule demand to Guinea military junta

The Guinea military junta who seized power from President Alpha Conde, in a coup on the 5th of September 2021, have assured the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), that they are prepared to respect the regional bloc’s six-month demand to restore constitutional rule as theirs is only a …

Read More »

Coup leaders reject ECOWAS’ demand for Conde’s release

Junta leader Col. Mamady Doumbouya said Conakry would not surrender deposed President Alpha Conde. Regional leaders have put pressure and sanctions on the junta members. After a meeting with regional leaders Friday, Guinean junta leader Col. Mamady Doumbouya dismissed the idea of letting deposed President Alpha Conde leave the country. …

Read More »