The Morning Call
West African ministers have met to search for solutions to regional powerhouse Nigeria’s shock decision to close its borders last August to curb smuggling.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has been at loggerheads with Nigeria since Africa’s largest economy shut its land frontiers with Niger and Benin to curb smuggling of rice and other commodities.
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Ghana: ECOWAS provides funds after devastating floods
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Guinea opts out of planned ECOWAS single currency, the eco
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Guinea-Bissau junta releases opposition leader after court orders medical treatment
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ECOWAS reaffirms plans to launch single currency in 2027
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ECOWAS urges Guinea-Bissau's military leaders to release jailed opposition figures
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Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye elected new Chairman of ECOWAS