ECOWAS Archives - Security Digest https://securitydigestng.com/tag/ecowas/ Reporting Nigeria security Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:21:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://securitydigestng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cropped-Security-Digest-Favicon-32x32.png ECOWAS Archives - Security Digest https://securitydigestng.com/tag/ecowas/ 32 32 COAS Seeks Stronger Regional Security Cooperation to Counter Emerging Threats https://securitydigestng.com/2026/09/30/coas-seeks-stronger-regional-security-cooperation-to-counter-emerging-threats/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:21:03 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=24457 COAS Seeks Stronger Regional Security Cooperation to Counter Emerging Threats The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has called for deeper regional security cooperation and stronger defence partnerships among Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member states to confront the increasingly complex security threats confronting the West African subregion. Shaibu made […]

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]]> ECOWAS, WACSI seal landmark pact to strengthen civil society’s role in regional integration https://securitydigestng.com/2026/07/03/ecowas-wacsi-seal-landmark-pact-to-strengthen-civil-societys-role-in-regional-integration/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:51:57 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=23816 ECOWAS, WACSI seal landmark pact to strengthen civil society’s role in regional integration By: Zagazola Makama The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI), reaffirming its commitment to placing citizens at the heart of regional integration even as […]

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]]> Malian Separatist Group Claims Gains, Alleges Expansion of Operations Across Key Cities https://securitydigestng.com/2026/04/25/malian-separatist-group-claims-gains-alleges-expansion-of-operations-across-key-cities/ Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:42:44 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=22804 Malian Separatist Group Claims Gains, Alleges Expansion of Operations Across Key Cities By: Zagazola Makama The Front de libération de l’Azawad (FLN) has announced what it described as new battlefield gains in northern Mali, including the alleged capture of Kidal, while also claiming expanded operations toward Gao and other strategic locations. In a series of […]

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]]> Nigeria Hosts Regional Security Conference to Tackle Emerging Terrorist Threats in West Africa, Sahel https://securitydigestng.com/2025/09/03/nigeria-hosts-regional-security-conference-to-tackle-emerging-terrorist-threats-in-west-africa-sahel/ Wed, 03 Sep 2025 12:52:35 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=20870 Nigeria Hosts Regional Security Conference to Tackle Emerging Terrorist Threats in West Africa, Sahel By Chidi Omeje Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to regional security cooperation as it hosts a high-level conference on combating emerging terrorist groups and strengthening sustainable security across the ECOWAS region and the Sahel. Welcoming the participants, the National Coordinator of […]

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]]> Nigeria-Niger Diplomatic Ties Safer, Stronger Together https://securitydigestng.com/2024/08/31/nigeria-niger-diplomatic-ties-safer-stronger-together/ Sat, 31 Aug 2024 11:57:52 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=20306 Nigeria-Niger diplomatic ties safer, stronger together How Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Ministry and Defence Headquarters are Brokering Peace between Nigeria and Niger Republic By Zagazola Makama On July 26, 2023, the Presidential Guard in Niger launched a coup, detaining President Mohamed Bazoum and his family. The National Council for the Safeguarding of the Homeland (CNSP), a […]

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]]> War Against Niger: Why Nigeria should look before it leaps https://securitydigestng.com/2023/08/13/war-against-niger-why-nigeria-should-look-before-it-leaps/ https://securitydigestng.com/2023/08/13/war-against-niger-why-nigeria-should-look-before-it-leaps/#respond Sun, 13 Aug 2023 13:39:23 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=19947 War Against Niger: Why Nigeria Should Look Before It Leaps By Zagazola Makama Carefully observing the geopolitical map of AFRICA, WAGNER Operation and disassociation from WEST hegemony straddles a straight line from coasts of SENEGAL to SUDAN where a geo-strategic interest lies. It appears the diversion is in AFRICA, which has become the proxy area […]

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]]> https://securitydigestng.com/2023/08/13/war-against-niger-why-nigeria-should-look-before-it-leaps/feed/ 0 What Is “ECOWAS Standby Force,” An Explainer, by Group Captain Sadeeq Garba Shehu (rtd) https://securitydigestng.com/2023/08/13/what-is-ecowas-standby-force-an-explainer-by-group-captain-sadeeq-garba-shehu-rtd/ https://securitydigestng.com/2023/08/13/what-is-ecowas-standby-force-an-explainer-by-group-captain-sadeeq-garba-shehu-rtd/#respond Sun, 13 Aug 2023 13:33:01 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=19944 What Is “ECOWAS Standby Force,” An Explainer By Group Captain Sadeeq Garba Shehu (rtd) ECOWAS Standby Force (ESF) -some documents call it ECOBRIG or even ECOMOG – is part of the African Standby Force (ASF) (French: Force africaine en attente), an international, continental African, and multidisciplinary peacekeeping force with military, police and civilian contingents that […]

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]]> https://securitydigestng.com/2023/08/13/what-is-ecowas-standby-force-an-explainer-by-group-captain-sadeeq-garba-shehu-rtd/feed/ 0 ECOWAS ICT Ministers meet over cyber security, control of cybercrime https://securitydigestng.com/2020/12/02/ecowas-ict-ministers-meet-over-cyber-security-control-of-cybercrime/ https://securitydigestng.com/2020/12/02/ecowas-ict-ministers-meet-over-cyber-security-control-of-cybercrime/#respond Wed, 02 Dec 2020 20:37:40 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=16089 ECOWAS ICT Ministers meet over cyber security, control of cybercrime Ministers from member States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in charge of Telecommunications/Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Post met on Wednesday to work out a common position firming up a solid foundation to support a secure cyber environment in the […]

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]]> https://securitydigestng.com/2020/12/02/ecowas-ict-ministers-meet-over-cyber-security-control-of-cybercrime/feed/ 0 Buhari urges caution on quest for ECOWAS Common Currency https://securitydigestng.com/2020/06/23/buhari-urges-caution-on-quest-for-ecowas-common-currency/ https://securitydigestng.com/2020/06/23/buhari-urges-caution-on-quest-for-ecowas-common-currency/#respond Tue, 23 Jun 2020 20:17:12 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=14944 Buhari urges caution on quest for ECOWAS Common Currency President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday cautioned that the ambition for Eco regional currency could be in ‘serious jeopardy,’ unless member states complied with agreed processes of reaching the collective goal. President Buhari also expressed concern over the decision of francophone countries that form the West African Economic and Monetary […]

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]]> https://securitydigestng.com/2020/06/23/buhari-urges-caution-on-quest-for-ecowas-common-currency/feed/ 0 ECOWAS Endorses Okonjo-Iweala’s WTO Candidacy https://securitydigestng.com/2020/06/23/ecowas-endorses-okonjo-iwealas-wto-candidacy/ https://securitydigestng.com/2020/06/23/ecowas-endorses-okonjo-iwealas-wto-candidacy/#respond Tue, 23 Jun 2020 09:01:17 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=14931 ECOWAS Endorses Okonjo-Iweala’s WTO Candidacy The ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government has endorsed the candidacy of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the position of Director-General of the World Trade Organisation. The apex body noted that since the creation of the WTO on January 1, 1995, as a successor to the General Agreement on […]

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