Formed in 1975 to promote economic integration and regional cooperation, ECOWAS has long been a pillar of political and economic authority in West Africa. The departure of these three Sahel countries ...

Yakubu Gowon, the only surviving founding father of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), says he is ...

President John Dramani Mahama has eulogised the late Lieutenant General Arnold Quainoo, a former Chief of Defence Staff of ...

Storyline: Many people in Niger have welcomed the country's departure from the Economic Community of West African States ...

nited States security engagements in West Africa cannot be understood without consideration of regional geopolitical challenges spanning political instability, climate change, humanitarian and food ...

The defence chiefs of ECOWAS countries, except for Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea, and Niger, in Accra on August 17, 2024.

A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS ...

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger officially left the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on January 29, having ...

This is despite the official exit of these three countries from ECOWAS on January 29, to focus on their own bloc known as the ...

The West Africa Democracy Solidarity (WADEMOS) Network has appealed to ECOWAS and the Alliance of Sahelian States, to enhance ...

Boima S. Kamara, the newly appointed Director General of the West African Monetary Agency (WAMA) and two-time Finance Minister of Liberia, has pledged to leverage his new position to enhance Liberia’s ...

Solomon Weawea, the Executive Director of the Liberia National Heritage and Culture Development Association (LNHCDA), has ...