ECOWAS Archives - Afinju FM https://afinjufm.com/tag/ecowas/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:18:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://afinjufm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cropped-Afinju_Logo-removebg-preview-32x32.png ECOWAS Archives - Afinju FM https://afinjufm.com/tag/ecowas/ 32 32 233669348 ECOWAS to abolish air ticket taxes in January https://afinjufm.com/ecowas-to-abolish-air-ticket-taxes-in-january/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ecowas-to-abolish-air-ticket-taxes-in-january https://afinjufm.com/ecowas-to-abolish-air-ticket-taxes-in-january/#respond Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:13:08 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=17444 The Economic Community of West African States Commission has announced that all air ticket taxes in the region will be abolished by January 1, 2026, as part of an initiative to make air travel more affordable and enhance regional integration. The decision is aimed at reducing the high costs of flights in West Africa, which […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/ecowas-to-abolish-air-ticket-taxes-in-january/feed/ 0 17444 ECOWAS Suspends Guinea-Bissau After Military Coup https://afinjufm.com/ecowas-suspends-guinea-bissau-after-military-coup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ecowas-suspends-guinea-bissau-after-military-coup https://afinjufm.com/ecowas-suspends-guinea-bissau-after-military-coup/#respond Fri, 28 Nov 2025 11:34:59 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=16656 ECOWAS has suspended Guinea-Bissau from the regional bloc following a military coup that halted the country’s electoral process.

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/ecowas-suspends-guinea-bissau-after-military-coup/feed/ 0 16656 ECOWAS and AU Observers Condemn Guinea-Bissau Coup, Demand Release of Officials https://afinjufm.com/ecowas-and-au-observers-condemn-guinea-bissau-coup-demand-release-of-officials/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ecowas-and-au-observers-condemn-guinea-bissau-coup-demand-release-of-officials https://afinjufm.com/ecowas-and-au-observers-condemn-guinea-bissau-coup-demand-release-of-officials/#respond Thu, 27 Nov 2025 10:21:49 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=16606 Election monitors from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union (AU) have condemned the military takeover in Guinea-Bissau and called for the immediate release of detained government officials.

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/ecowas-and-au-observers-condemn-guinea-bissau-coup-demand-release-of-officials/feed/ 0 16606 ECOWAS Provides ₦82m Relief To Displaced Plateau Communities https://afinjufm.com/ecowas-provides-%e2%82%a682m-relief-to-displaced-plateau-communities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ecowas-provides-%25e2%2582%25a682m-relief-to-displaced-plateau-communities https://afinjufm.com/ecowas-provides-%e2%82%a682m-relief-to-displaced-plateau-communities/#respond Tue, 30 Sep 2025 15:28:43 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=14620 Director of Humanitarian and Social Affairs at the ECOWAS Commission, Sintiki Tarfa, disclosed this while speaking at the Humanitarian, Development and Peace (HDP) Nexus Workshop held in Jos as part of activities marking Peace Month 2025. Tarfa, said the support was part of regional efforts to strengthen humanitarian and peacebuilding responses in Plateau. The funds […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/ecowas-provides-%e2%82%a682m-relief-to-displaced-plateau-communities/feed/ 0 14620 ABU wins first-ever ECOWAS moot court competition https://afinjufm.com/abu-wins-first-ever-ecowas-moot-court-competition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=abu-wins-first-ever-ecowas-moot-court-competition https://afinjufm.com/abu-wins-first-ever-ecowas-moot-court-competition/#respond Sun, 15 Jun 2025 10:22:52 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=10930 The competition, which brought together eight top law faculties across various institutions, saw ABU law students outshine their peers through rigorous preliminary rounds and a gripping final session that highlighted their legal prowess, clarity of argument, and courtroom eloquence. Coming in second place was the University of Jos, whose team impressed the judges and audience […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/abu-wins-first-ever-ecowas-moot-court-competition/feed/ 0 10930 ECOWAS Intensifies Efforts On Regional Single Currency https://afinjufm.com/ecowas-intensifies-efforts-on-regional-single-currency/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ecowas-intensifies-efforts-on-regional-single-currency https://afinjufm.com/ecowas-intensifies-efforts-on-regional-single-currency/#respond Tue, 17 Dec 2024 08:55:01 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=7513 This was revealed in a communiqué issued at the end of the 66th ordinary session of the authority of the head of state and government meeting held in Abuja. The ECOWAS bloc of 15 countries had previously planned to launch the currency in 2020, but the coronavirus pandemic caused delays and set a new launch […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/ecowas-intensifies-efforts-on-regional-single-currency/feed/ 0 7513 German President Visits Tinubu At State House https://afinjufm.com/german-president-visits-tinubu-at-state-house/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=german-president-visits-tinubu-at-state-house https://afinjufm.com/german-president-visits-tinubu-at-state-house/#respond Wed, 11 Dec 2024 12:54:41 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=7421 The German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier is at the State House on a visit to President Bola Tinubu.

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/german-president-visits-tinubu-at-state-house/feed/ 0 7421 I’m Making Progress In Talks With Mali, Niger — ECOWAS Envoy  https://afinjufm.com/im-making-progress-in-talks-with-mali-niger-ecowas-envoy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=im-making-progress-in-talks-with-mali-niger-ecowas-envoy https://afinjufm.com/im-making-progress-in-talks-with-mali-niger-ecowas-envoy/#respond Mon, 09 Dec 2024 16:31:18 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=7377 The three Sahel countries had announced in January they were leaving the Economic Community of West African States, which they accused of being subservient to former colonial ruler France and failing to support them in their fight against jihadist violence. Their departure becomes effective one year after the announcement, in January 2025, according to the […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/im-making-progress-in-talks-with-mali-niger-ecowas-envoy/feed/ 0 7377 ECOWAS court orders Nigeria to pay N5m to torture victim https://afinjufm.com/ecowas-court-orders-nigeria-to-pay-n5m-to-torture-victim/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ecowas-court-orders-nigeria-to-pay-n5m-to-torture-victim https://afinjufm.com/ecowas-court-orders-nigeria-to-pay-n5m-to-torture-victim/#respond Thu, 05 Dec 2024 15:00:23 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=7294 The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Federal government to compensate Oluwatimilehin Adebayo with ₦5 million for the violation of his right to freedom from torture.

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/ecowas-court-orders-nigeria-to-pay-n5m-to-torture-victim/feed/ 0 7294 We’ll bring back Niger, Mali, B’Faso to ECOWAS – Tinubu https://afinjufm.com/well-bring-back-niger-mali-bfaso-to-ecowas-tinubu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=well-bring-back-niger-mali-bfaso-to-ecowas-tinubu https://afinjufm.com/well-bring-back-niger-mali-bfaso-to-ecowas-tinubu/#respond Sat, 10 Aug 2024 09:23:05 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=4326 President Bola Tinubu says the Economic Community of West African States will continue to persuade the military leaders of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso to return their nations to the fold. Tinubu, who chairs the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, reaffirmed this at a meeting with ECOWAS Chiefs of Defence Staff  in […]

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