ECOWAS | Intervention

Rebuilding Trust and Restoring Security As Strategic Priorities for the New ECOWAS Chairman

Posted By: adminon: July 22, 2026In: World From AfricaTags: AES, African Development Bank, African Union, ECOWAS, IMF, The World Bank, United NationsNo CommentsViews:

By Chris Kwaja Introduction The 69th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was held on July 19th, 2026 ... Read more

Nigeria Stands at a Dangerous Crossroads – Radical Democratic Activists

Posted By: adminon: June 09, 2026In: De-EscalationTags: AES, ECOWAS, Intelligence sharing, Judiciary, Radicalisation, Youth employmentNo CommentsViews:

We are a group of concerned Nigerians, alarmed at increasing threats to the Nigerian Nation and desirous of sharing our concerns with fellow citizens. Our assessment of the state of the Nati... Read more

CDD-West Africa Unfolds 2026 – 2030 Strategic Plan, Vows Cracking Democratic Deficits in the Region

Posted By: adminon: March 31, 2026In: World From AfricaTags: Ajaokuta Steel Company, APRM, CDD-West Africa, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, ECOWAS, IMF/World Bank, NEEDS 1 and 11No CommentsViews:

Democracy and development, the two explosive variables behind the Centre for Democracy and Development, aka CDD-West Africa each got hopelessly tattered scorecard earlier today (March, 31st,... Read more

Imo State Police Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Operation is Torturing People to Death, Says Civil Society Petitioners to Governor Hope Uzodimma

Posted By: adminon: February 25, 2026In: De-EscalationTags: #EndSARS, 'Oganihu', ECOWAS, Human rights, Imo State, Rule of law, Tiger BaseNo CommentsViews:

Is the Nigeria Police anti-kidnapping operation code-named ‘Tiger Base’ and run by the Imo State Command a torture chamber more than a crime combating operation? This is the question Imo Sta... Read more

RLF, ECOWAS @ 50 And the Rich Promise of Radical Populist International Institutionalism

Posted By: adminon: November 17, 2025In: GovernanceTags: Bosnia, ECOWAS, Europe, Liberal institutionalism, Liberia, NATO, Prof Funmi Olonisakin, Prof John Mearsheimer, Radical populist internationalism, Rosa Luxembourg Foundation, Sierra Leone, Structural realismNo CommentsViews:

International institutions entered the post-Cold War world on a controversial note. As early as 1994, Prof John Mearsheimer had published his essay ‘The false promise of international... Read more

Urgent Challenge for the ECOWAS and Nigerian Government to Address Enforced Disappearances in West Africa

Posted By: adminon: August 31, 2025In: GovernanceTags: ECOWAS, Enforced Disappearances, United Nations, United Nations General AssemblyNo CommentsViews:

By Prof Chris Kwaja On the strength of Resolution 65/209, of 21st December, 2010, the United Nations General Assembly, declared 30th August of each year as the International Day on the Victi... Read more

Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye and Nigeria’s Foreign Policy under the Tinubu Administration

Posted By: adminon: June 10, 2025In: GovernanceTags: 4Ds, Ambassadors, BRICS, ECOWAS, France, Gbajabiamila Committee, Nigerian foreign policyNo CommentsViews:

By Prof Hassan Saliu Having perused Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye’s press statement on Nigeria’s foreign policy, I commend him for providing valuable insights into the government... Read more

OTUWA Grooms Information Management Warriors Ahead of a West Africa Wide Offensive Against Medical Tourism

Posted By: adminon: May 27, 2025In: GovernanceTags: ECOWAS, Global Health Governance, Information management, Media toolkit, Medical tourism, OTUWA, Public goods principle, Public healthcare delivery, Strategic Communication, West Africa, Workers and citizensNo CommentsViews:

The information management dimension of the impending offensive against medical tourism is now in place. This follows the end of a virtual high-impact regional training session on ‘Strategic... Read more

NIIA Delves Into Discord in ECOWAS

Posted By: adminon: January 20, 2025In: De-EscalationTags: ECOWAS, Experts, NIIA, Peacekeeping, Sahel regionNo CommentsViews:

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) which has behind it the credit for teaching post-Cold War world a lesson or two in peace keeping is approaching its 50th birthday anniv... Read more

Supreme Court Ruling Challenges Foundation of the Nigerian State

Posted By: adminon: July 16, 2024In: GovernanceTags: AG Lagos Versus AG Federation, ASS, ECOWAS, Federal Government, Federating states, Local Government autonomy, NIIA, NILDS, OBASANJO, Supreme CourtNo CommentsViews:

This piece is re-published here within the context of the imperative of giving space to contending reactions to the Supreme Court ruling on financial autonomy of local government councils. T... Read more