Shirley Ayorkor-Botchwey, Chair of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers

ECOWAS will continue to assist Guinea Bissau – Ayorkor-Botchwey

Politics Jan 21
Madam Shirley Ayorkor-Botchwey, Chair of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers, says ECOWAS will continue to assist the Government and people of Guinea Bissau on their democratic journey.
Three people were killed in Saturday night's violence
UN, ECOWAS delegations expected as Guinea battles post-election unrest
Politics Oct 25
Security forces patrolled the mostly deserted streets of the Guinean capital Conakry on Saturday.
Col Bah Ndaw was named as interim president, and Moctar Ouane as prime minister
Ecowas lifts Mali sanctions
Politics Oct 07
The West African regional group - Ecowas - has lifted sanctions imposed on Mali following a coup that ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in August.
Mali's junta asked for the sanctions to be lifted after Bah Ndaw was named president
ECOWAS might lift Mali's sanctions on Friday
Politics Sep 24
The West African bloc ECOWAS will likely decide on Friday whether to lift potentially crippling sanctions imposed on Mali after last month's coup, its mediator said.
President Akufo-Addo hosted regional leaders on Tuesday to help bring civilian rule to Mali
ECOWAS hopes for civilian rule in Mali 'within days'
Politics Sep 16
Ghana's President, Nana Akufo- Addo, says West African leaders hope to see a civilian- led government installed in Mali within days.
ECOWAS leaders after a meeting in Burkina Faso
ECOWAS leaders condemn third term bids of some colleagues
Politics Sep 09
Some ECOWAS leaders have criticized the decision of some colleagues to run for third terms.
West African leaders
Mali political crisis, five ECOWAS leaders in Bamako to mediate
Politics Jul 23
Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari announced his first trip in months as the presidency confirmed he was joining four other presidents to salvage peace talks in Mali.