US EditionAt 50, ECOWAS Must Reform
- On Wednesday, regional leaders convened in Lagos to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the West African regional bloc.
- This event follows last month’s flag-off in Accra and comes amid recent departures of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger from ECOWAS earlier this year.
- At the anniversary, ECOWAS faces severe regional security threats, including jihadist advances in the Sahel, strained member relations, and rising economic tensions.
- Jubilee speakers, including ECOWAS Chairman Bola Tinubu and co-founder General Yakubu Gowon, warned that the bloc "finds itself at a critical juncture" amid internal crises and democratic backsliding.
- The anniversary highlights ECOWAS’s diminished influence due to internal fractures, security challenges, and the exit of junta-led states, signaling urgent need for renewed cohesion.
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Liberia's Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cllr. Deweh E. Gray, has paid glowing tribute to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for its multifaceted role in the region--extending far beyond economic cooperation into peacekeeping and nation-building. Her remarks were made during the official launch of the ECOWAS 50th Anniversary celebration held Wednesday in Monrovia.
ECOWAS at 50 Starkly Faces Security Challenges
Within the context of an enduring relationship dating back to May 1975, the establishment of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as a regional bloc with an aspiration of transforming the elongated region along the Atlantic coast and stretching across the Sahel-Savanna bordering the Maghreb. ECOWAS sets out its broad operations incorporating politics, […] The post ECOWAS at 50 Starkly Faces Security Challenges appeared first on…
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