Ecowas in Action

Economic Community of West African States is a regional forum for countries to take unified actions. The organization has been busy recently due to two major events that have attracted global attention.

Guinea military leader clashed and killed over hundred demonstrators, many women were reported to get raped by soldiers on the streets. It could result in immediate sanctions, but it took days for Ecowas and other regional and international entities such as African Union, EU and UN to put out condemnations.

Niger is another country whose membership got suspended by Ecowas. The country was charged for wide spread fraud in a recent parliamentary election.

For now, one thing may be true, Niger citizens won't be able to travel to other Ecowas countries without a visa, a privilege designated for every member states.