ECOWAS

ECOWAS Integration: Stop the Political Lip Service

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ECOWAS Integration: Stop the Political Lip Service

For decades, West African leaders have spoken of integration as if it were already achieved. From the promise of a common currency to the dream of seamless trade and free movement, citizens have been told that ECOWAS is building a united region. Yet the reality is starkly different. Borders remain hostile, trade barriers persist, and the much‑touted Eco currency is still a mirage. Reports from APS and NAN highlight ECOWAS’s repeated struggles to respond to…

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Coup Attempt in Benin Republic — A Test for Regional Security Architecture

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Coup Attempt in Benin Republic — A Test for Regional Security Architecture

COTONOU / LAGOS, December 8, 2025 — A coup attempt in the Republic of Benin was decisively thwarted on Sunday after prompt intervention by loyalist forces, supported by air and ground intervention from neighbouring Nigeria, underlining renewed urgency in West Africa’s regional security collaboration.   Mutiny, Seizure of State Television, and Swift Response In the early hours of December 7, a faction of soldiers identifying themselves as the Military Committee for Refoundation (CMR) appeared on…

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