Tag: ECOWAS
Opposition Coalition Accuses ECOWAS of Bias, Backing Sham Constitutional Review
By Paul Ejime
Opposition parties in Guinea-Bissau have accused the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) of bias and legitimizing the military junta government’s controversial...
Guinea-Bissau: ECOWAS, Presidential Claimant Clash Over Minister’s Controversial Statement
By Paul Ejime ECOWAS and Fernando Dias da Costa, who claimed victory in Guinea-Bissau’s 23 November 2025 presidential election, have strongly disagreed over a controversial...
Guinea-Bissau Leadership Crisis Dogs ECOWAS, As Defence Chiefs Dismiss Bribery Allegations
By Paul Ejime After Guinea-Bissau’s former president, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, staged a self-coup in November 2025 to avoid an election defeat and handed power to...
NGO, lawyer, approach ECOWAS court over political party sponsorship
By Mercy Olaoluwa Olatayo
The Centre for Community Law and Professor of International Law Amos Osaigbovo Enabulele have filed proceedings before the ECOWAS Community Court...
ECOWAS mission calls for political dialogue, inclusion and national consensus in Benin
The ECOWAS Observation Mission for Sunday’s presidential election in Benin has congratulated opposition candidate Paul Hounkpe on conceding defeat and called for a national...
Head of mission urges ECOWAS observers to be impartial, professional
The Head of ECOWAS Observation Mission to Benin, Ghana’s immediate former President Nana Akufo-Addo, has urged the more than 100 regional observers deployed for...