The ECOWAS court ruled that Kano state’s blasphemy laws violated international human rights standards, citing their ...

Bishir Dauda, a Nigerian activist, has embarked on a 50-day celebration road trip across West Africa to mark the 50th ...

ECOWAS Judges have ruled that Kano’s blasphemy laws are “excessive,” breach international protections for freedom of expression.

In May this year the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will roll out the drums to celebrate a landmark 50 years of being an enduring regional organization promoting West Africa ...

This latest intervention follows the failure of an earlier ECOWAS mission, led by the Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, the Right Honourable Hadja Memounatou Ibrahima, to bridge the divide between ...

ECOWAS Standby Force should avoid the mistake of abandoning its funding and operational responsibilities to Nigeria alone. The near-absence of other member countries during its recent inauguration ...

Community Court of Justice has ruled that the blasphemy provisions in Kano State laws violate Nigeria’s international human rights commitments, especially regarding freedom of expression. In a ...

The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), has introduced a 0.5 percent levy on imported goods from several West African countries, ...

The NGO argued that Nigeria’s failure to establish a sixth state in ... In delivering judgment, the ECOWAS Court ruled that the creation of states within the Federal Republic of Nigeria falls ...

The Commissioner, Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Abdel-Fatau Musah, said this at the meeting of the ECOWAS Committee of the Chiefs of Defence Staff on Tuesday in Abuja. Musah said the ...