US EditionAt 50, West African Bloc Teeters Amid Shifting Alliances, Security Woes
- Leaders of ECOWAS gathered in Lagos on May 28, 2025, to celebrate the bloc's 50th anniversary, marking its golden jubilee.
- The anniversary occurs as ECOWAS faces internal fractures, including the exit of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, which are junta-led countries.
- Security issues continue as jihadist groups expand their influence across the Sahel and Lake Chad areas, while tensions disrupt regional relations and trade, particularly between Nigeria and Niger.
- Reports highlight that import taxes on goods transported from Nigeria to Niger increased fivefold, causing a rise in smuggling, and describe ECOWAS as being at a critical juncture.
- The event underscored a decline in ECOWAS’s influence due to political instability and economic troubles, with key leaders expressing hope for the bloc's future reintegration and leadership recovery.
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Jihadist violence and coups test West Africa ECOWAS bloc at 50
LAGOS - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) faces growing threats of terrorism, climate change, military coups, and poverty, its most senior official said on Wednesday as leaders marked 50 years since the bloc's formation in Nigeria. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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At 50, West African bloc teeters amid shifting alliances, security woes
Leaders of ECOWAS are gathering on Wednesday to celebrate 50 years since its formation and are expected to address regional security challenges as the continent also seeks answers in the face of US trade tariffs and aid cuts.
1975, Birth of the Cédéao: Unity in Rivalry
The history of the Economic Community of West African States (Cédéao) is that of a regional agreement that had to be built slowly, of mistrust between neighbours that had to be learned to overcome. A history that, in the early 1970s, gave rise to a real "race for integration" in which French-speaking countries and Nigeria carried out two rival projects. An unknown story, where ambitions of power and visions of the future are mixed... A story of …
Tinubu departs for Lagos to Mark ECOWAS 50th Anniversary - Daily Trust
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will leave Abuja for Lagos, on Tuesday, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The ECOWAS golden jubilee was flagged off in Accra last month. The Lagos event will include reenacting the 1975 declaration at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) in Victoria Island. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, in a stat…
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