Following decades of poor governance, manifest corruption, sit-tight attitude and perceived allegiance to colonial powers by political leaders, many Africans, especially young adults became elated over the wave of military takeover of governments recently.

In a bold response to the unprecedented challenges threatening civic space and democracy in West Africa, over 100 civil society leaders, activists, and development partners recently convened in Lagos State for the inaugural West Africa Civil Society Week (#WACSW23). The conference, organised by the West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) in collaboration with the West…

A Port Harcourt-based constitutional lawyer and rights activist, Chief Festus Oguche and 24 other lawyers have jointly dragged the Nigerian government and those of 14 other African nations before the Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States, otherwise known as ECOWAS Court. The application No. ECW/CCJ/APP/33/23 and filed on August…

The African continent appears to be in moments of coup ferment. Surprises against the state are not new in these parts. Last July, the military took over in Niger from the elected government of President Mohamed Bazoum ostensibly for ‘army reason.

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has underscored the importance of the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway Development Project to regional integration, trade and sustainable development. At the ECOWAS Spatial Development Initiative (SDI) workshop in Lagos to hasten the job, Head, Roads & Railways, ECOWAS Commission, Ashoke Maliki, said the gathering was to identify beneficial projects on the…

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in West Africa have called on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to seek alternatives to military action in Niger republic.

The above 16th century quote neatly summarises globalisation. Essentially, the term embraces the economic interdependence of nation states, the universality thereof, underpinned by the rule of law. Its foundational hypothesis rests upon the premise that no matter how powerful...

The Board of the West African Youth Council, a leading regional youth organization within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has appointmented...

United States President, Joe Biden, has lauded President Bola Tinubu for his effort towards preserving the rule of law and democracy in Niger Republic. Tinubu in his capacity as chairman of the Economic Community of West African States...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has adopted a regional strategy to accelerate the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement in the ECOWAS region and leverage on opportunities for growth and prosperity.

Following the military take over of Gabon and the subsequent naming of General Brice Nguema, as the leader of the junta, experts have raised concern over the ugly trend.

Incidences of coup d’état within the West African subregion have yet again brought a new dimension to the question of democratic stability on the African continent.