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Trade Africa (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Nigerian customs officials are blocking Niger from importing goods, Niger’s foreign affairs ministry has confirmed. The reason for the interruption of cross-border trade, which began on November 3, is not known. A reporter at a border crossing says there are lines of trucks waiting to cross into Niger and only people with a few loaves of bread can pass. Nigeria’s government has denied that...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The Ecowas Bank of Investment and Development, EBID, granted a complementary loan of 1.5 billion CFA F to the Lome Port (PAL) during its 26th session of Board of Directors on Wednesday in Lome (Togo).
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
ECOWAS on Tuesday announced that its Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) and other related materials was in force and fully operational.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
President John Evans Atta Mills on Tuesday said government would soon put before Parliament the ECOWAS Convention on Small Arms for ratification.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in collaboration with the International Community of the Red Cross (ICRC), Thursday concluded its three-day meeting which is aimed at the promotion, ratification and implementation of key international human law treaties.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Mexico has assumed the position of a permanent observer at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to be represented by the country's ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Luis Alberto Barrero Stahl.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
THE decision of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to suspend Niger Republic on October 20 for its defiance of the ban on the recent legislative elections in that country, marks a major shift in policy of the 16-member bloc and bodes well for the sub-region. Before now, ECOWAS had been accused of inaction, and even of purposelessness.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
The Council of Ministers to the Heads of State of both ECOWAS and CEMAC (the Economic and Monetary Union of Central Africa) have proposed measures to improve aviation in the region.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
On October 6, 2009, I attended a business summit on Ghana-Togo-Benin-Nigeria in Accra, Ghana. In attendance were diplomats from these four Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries, high customs, immigration, police and other government officials of all the four countries.
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Maritime News (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
The Director of the International Labour Standards Department at the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Madam Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, has disclosed that the much-anticipated Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC, 2006) would be implemented in 2011, after the ratification of the 30 states, with over 33% of the world's gross tonnage. Madam Doumbia-Henry made this known at the opening of four day...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Health Ministers from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have called for the passage of safe abortion laws in member states as part of efforts to reduce the high maternal mortality rate (MMR) in the sub-region. The call is contained in a communique issued after the First Extraordinary Assembly of ECOWAS Health Ministers, held in southeast Nigeria's Cross Rivers State. The ministers...
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JURIST (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
[JURIST] The UN Security Council on Wednesday called for an investigation into alleged human rights abuses perpetrated by the Guinean military junta during the September 28 incidents at Conakry. Vietnamese Ambassador Le Luong Minh, whose country currently holds the Security Council presidency, released the statement on behalf of the body:The Security Council remains deeply concerned by the situation...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Rep Umar Bature (PDP, Sokoto State) is chairman of the House of Representatives committee on Foreign Affairs. In this interview with Nasidi A. Yahaya, he bares his mind on the suspension of the Niger Republic from the Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS), execution of Nigerians abroad and lot more.
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Human Rights Watch accuses members of presidential guard of killing at least 150 people at peaceful rally last month The EU today imposed an arms embargo and a visa ban on Guinea's military leaders as new details emerged of killings and rapes allegedly committed by presidential troops at a peaceful rally last month. The union is drawing up a list of 42 Guinean leaders who will be subject to the visa...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
The Action Congress (AC) has commended the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for standing up for democracy and the rule of law by sanctioning Niger Republic.
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