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President Akufo-Addo, and his colleague Heads of State of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS), are meeting in Accra to deliberate on the political situation in Guinea and Mali and to find the way forward for the two troubled West African States.   President Akufo-Addo in his opening …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated his position of leaving office at the end of his current term in office, keeping with the two-term limit enshrined in the 1992 Constitution. On the final day of his tour of the Ashanti Region, the president granted an interview to Kumasi-based Pure …

Chairman for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Nana Akufo-Addo says military leaders in Guinea have expressed their commitment towards releasing ousted President Alpha Condé.   According to him, the junta is cooperating with the sub-regional body to ensure the directives agreed at the meeting in Accra last …

Junta leader Col. Mamady Doumbouya said they 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. …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, ECOWAS Chair, on Friday, September 17, 2021, left Accra for Guinea to meet its military leaders a day after the regional bloc imposed travel and financial sanctions on the junta and their families.           The development is a follow-up on the …

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has given the military junta in Guinea six months to return the country to democratic rule after the September 5 ousting of President Alpha Condé. The members of the junta, who are under the banner of the National Committee for Reconciliation and Development …

The leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), have suspended Guinea “from all ECOWAS governing bodies with immediate effect.” The suspension takes mmediate effect and will remain so until further notice. This was contained in a communique issued after an emergency ECOWAS meeting was held online on …

The Dean of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Professor Vladimir Antwi-Danso says the imposition of protocols on countries after the coup are not helping but rather a punishment to the citizens living in the country.     According to Prof. Antwi Danso the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS …

          I welcome Your Excellencies to your second home, Accra, Ghana’s capital, for the 59th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). I acknowledge with gratitude the presence of the representatives of the …

A consultative meeting with traditional and religious leaders on ECOWAS Vision 2050 was held on Thursday at the Ofori Panin Palace at Kyebi in the Eastern Region to discuss opportunities for sustainable development and environmental preservation. The ECOWAS Vision 2050 envisions a borderless, peaceful, prosperous, cohesive region, built on good …