Novel in Africa at the time, ECOWAS's objective was clear and laudable: to foster economic integration.West African leaders converged on Lagos on 28 May to commemorate the golden jubilee of the ...

The United States-led Africa Command has warned that terrorists are targeting the Nigerian and West African coastline to ...

The Commander of United States Africa Command, Gen Michael Langley, has raised the alarm over growing efforts by extremist groups and terrorists in the Sahel to gain access to West Africa’s coastline.

The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas), which was set up to promote trade and good governance across ...

A charismatic 37-year-old, Burkina Faso's military ruler Capt Ibrahim Traoré has skilfully ... He posted on X that he, along with military leaders from neighbouring Mali and Niger, were inspired by it ...

The U.S. military’s top general in Africa said terrorist factions in the Sahel region have increased their presence so much ...

Attacks by Islamic militants are surging in western Africa, where the U.S. is struggling to track terrorist movements in the ...

Stakeholders hopeful Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger will return to bloc • Gowon reminisces how ECOWAS started • Buhari hails founding fathers, cites health reasons for absence Critical stakeholders of the ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) faces growing threats of terrorism, climate change, military coups, ...

At the core of most demands for the US empire, we’re asking for kindergarten ethics– is that a stretch? It’s what the climate ...

Originally conceived to foster economic cooperation and regional integration, ECOWAS has since expanded its mandate to encompass regional collective security through Monitoring Group ECOMOG for ...

Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maitama Tuggar, has said the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has ...