Tinubu spoke at the Extra-ordinary Summit of ECOWAS in Abuja on Saturday.
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The leaders would examine ways to address the pulling out of the bloc by Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic.
Gowon gave the recommendation in an open letter to the Heads of State and the ECOWAS member states on Wednesday.
This was as the three countries deepened ties via an alliance that threatened broader West African integration.
This is contained in a statement by Francisca Omayuli, Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Monday.
The leaders of the three Sahel nations issued a statement saying it was a “sovereign decision” to leave the Economic Community of West African States “without delay”.
This was after having again got a hand to the ball, but not a firm enough contact to prevent Ibrahim Kanate’s penalty finding the net
The president was referring to the former colonial power’s interventions in the mid-2000s: Operations Serval and Barkhane.
They said the election results were cancelled, all borders closed until further notice and state institutions dissolved
Sudan, Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali and Guniea have been plagued with coup d’etas and military governments over the last three years.
Military staff of the three countries met in the Nigerien capital Niamey to decide on “concrete measures” in case ECOWAS chooses to “escalate a war,” according to local media reports on Saturday.
It would be imprudent and unwise for Nigeria to attempt to clean up France’s mess in Niger Republic.
Mali and Burkina Faso will send a joint delegation to Niamey, the capital of Niger, Monday in a show of solidarity amidst a coup crisis, the Malian army said.
Senegal clinched the last ticket to the 2023 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket finals after a hard-fought 75-65 win over Mali on Thursday in Kigali.
The border crossings to Mali, Burkina Faso, Algeria, Libya and Chad were reopened, the junta’s spokesman said.
The spectators erupted with joy as Bebé opened the scoring in the seventh minute, expertly finishing off a play orchestrated by Cape Verde’s Patrick Andrade.
The Commander of the Benin Zone of NAPTIP, Nduka Nwanwenne, gave the figure on Tuesday at a workshop.
This was after they edged out Mali 2-1 in the play-off in Annaba, Algeria on Thursday night to finish third.
This certainly promises to be an interesting year for Africa where a total of 24 general, legislative and local elections…
In the fighting following the attacks in the towns of Sokolo and Kalumba in the centre of the West African country early on Wednesday morning, 15 government soldiers, three civilians and 48 of the attackers were killed.