ECOWAS orders deployment of standby force to Benin Republic after failed coup
The ECOWAS Commission has ordered the deployment of elements of the ECOWAS standby force to the Republic of Benin following consultations at the level of heads of state and…
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- International , News
- November 28, 2025
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Alleged rights violation: Appeal Court strikes out Nnamdi Kanu’s case against DSS’ DG, AGF
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has struck out the appeal filed by terrorism convict Nnamdi Kanu of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), ruling that it lacked merit…
- International
- November 28, 2025
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Coup: ECOWAS Suspends Guinea-Bissau, Seeks Restoration Of Constitutional Order
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Guinea-Bissau from its decision-making bodies over a coup in the West African country. ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council (MSC)…
- Human Rights
- May 16, 2025
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ECOWAS Court orders Ghana to pay $75,000 for detaining 30 unlawfully
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Government of Ghana to pay $75,000 in damages to 30 members of the Homeland Study Group Foundation over their prolonged and…
- Human Rights , News
- April 13, 2025
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Kano rejects ECOWAS court ruling on blasphemy laws
The Kano government has reacted to the ECOWAS court judgement which declared the state’s blasphemy laws as human rights violations. The state government said it has every right to…
ECOWAS court faults Kano’s blasphemy laws, asks Nigeria to amend statutes
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) community court of justice has ruled that the blasphemy provisions in Kano state laws violate Nigeria’s international human rights commitments. In…
ECOWAS Recognises Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso Exit, Grants Visa-Free Movement
West African regional bloc ECOWAS on Wednesday officially recognised the exit of three of its former members Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Republic which became effective today, January 29,…
