On 7 July 2025, the Civil Society Forum of the African Union’s Economic, Social, and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) and the 2025 Interregional Dialogue of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) commenced at the Sipopo International Conference Center in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. The forum’s key points will be included in the final communiqué of the 47th Ordinary Session of the African Union Executive …

A coalition of civil society organisations on Wednesday staged a peaceful protest in Lagos over the alleged wrongful displacement of residents and landowners in Okun Ajah, a community reportedly affected by the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project. The protest monitored by PUNCH Metro was held at the annexe office of the Federal Ministry of Works, Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos. The group …

The Coalition of Concerned Civil Society Organisations of Nigeria, comprising more than 100 ethnic nationality groups with millions of members, has said that it has decided to pull out of the planned nationwide protests following the intervention of key stakeholders, including former Senate President Anyim Pius Anyim. Anyim, a foundation member of the Peoples Democratic Party, had recently defected to …