By July Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will have quit the 15-strong Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). While the specifics are rather different from the UK’s 2016 decision to ...

Ghana will host an Extraordinary Meeting of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Council of Ministers on April 22–23 in Accra, marking the official launch of the Community’s 50th ...

The official transfer of the West African Police Information System (WAPIS) to national and regional authorities signifies a crucial advancement in regional cooperation and the empowerment of West ...

As the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) approaches its 50th anniversary, stakeholders from various sectors have expressed deep concern over the bloc’s future, emphasising the ...

The split between the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Alliance of Sahel States (Alliance des États du Sahel – AES), formalized by the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali and ...

West African bloc ECOWAS on Wednesday expressed ... the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), set up initially as a defence pact in 2023. On Tuesday, around a hundred youths demonstrated in front ...

The indication of support from countries within and beyond West Africa to AES member states further raises valid concerns about issues of further divisions and disintegration between Western ...