01/03/2026
ECOWAS Sounds Alarm Over Gulf Escalation, Warns of Economic Shockwaves for West Africa
Nigeria | 3 minutes ago Michael Olugbode in Abuja The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has raised fresh concerns over the escalating hostilities in the Gulf region, cautioning that a prolonged conflict could unleash severe economic and security repercussions far beyond the Middle East, with Africa among the hardest hit. In a statement issued under the chairmanship of Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone, the 12-member regional bloc aligned itself with the position earlier expressed by the African Union Commission, which has voiced deep unease over the intensifying...
