Security analysts are praising ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, for activating its regional standby force but remain doubtful about its effectiveness following the recent ...

Many are optimistic that the new travel document will provide a clearer picture of their countries’ capabilities ... I can’t imagine being in AES and still using an ECOWAS passport.” ...

The Economic Community of West African States has activated its standby force to combat terrorism in the sub-region. The regional body had, in October last year, hinted at the establishment of a ...

Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, has stated that to effectively address the security challenges in the West African sub-region, collective efforts from all affected countries are ...

The Economic Community of West African States Commission said it has initiated a contingency plan to mitigate unforeseen consequences of the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger.

Lawmakers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have expressed deep concerns over the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger from the regional bloc. Speaking at the 1st ...

Lawmakers in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament have renewed their calls for electoral reforms to strengthen democracy in the region. Speaking at the 1st ...

On July 30, at a summit in the Nigerian capital of Abuja, ECOWAS condemned the Niger coup and gave the mutineers a week to restore constitutional order PARIS, August 8. /TASS/. The countries of ...

Would strong regional central banks or even a continental central bank have helped? The regional experience of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) gives a glimpse of what is needed ...