Tag: Economic Community of West African States
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Former Benin President ends mediation mission in Guinea Conakry

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Thomas Boni Yayi, former Beninese President who also doubles as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) mediator in the Guinean political crisis, concluded Saturday his second mission in the West African country without scoring any point, Turkish news agency Anadolu reports. Guinea has been ruled since September last year by a transition led […]
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ECOWAS maintains sanctions against Mali

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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) decided to keep the pressure on the ruling junta in Mali, where sanctions remain in place, while Guinea and Burkina Faso are threatened with new sanctions. ECOWAS “urges the transitional authorities to enter into a complementary period of 12 to 16 months” before the organization of elections […]
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ECOWAS Looks at Technical Ramifications of Morocco’s Membership

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The Economic Community of West African States is studying the technical ramifications of Morocco’s membership, said Nigeria’s Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama. Morocco’s request was accepted “in principle” by leaders of the group known as ECOWAS at a June 4 summit in the Liberian capital, Monrovia, recalled Onyeama. This shows that there is “no hostility” regarding […]