"Nigeria must accept that ECOWAS may never return to its former unity. It should pursue flexible, issue-based coalitions — ...

The political landscape of West Africa is shifting in ways that no one, least of all ECOWAS, seems prepared to handle. What began as a troubling pattern of military coups has evolved into something ...

By the time ECOWAS celebrates its 50th anniversary on May 28, the West African regional bloc finds itself in the midst of a ...

Because all things considered, the split can be seen as payback for ECOWAS' drift away from its founding pan-Africanist ...

Tension is mounting after an attempted coup in Burkina Faso. Officials say a plot to overthrow Capt Ibrahim Traoré has been ...

Gen Goïta has also withdrawn Mali from the regional grouping Ecowas over its demands to restore democratic rule. Burkina Faso and Niger have also left the grouping. He first staged a coup in ...

Foreign ministers of military-ruled Sahel states of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger said on Monday they endorse an initiative ...