Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, says the recent withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali from ECOWAS has placed ... According to him, ad­dressing these challenges ...

Participants at a forum on democ­racy in the West Africa sub region, called on experts and civil society leaders to take urgent action ...

In May this year the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will roll out the drums to celebrate a landmark 50 years of being an enduring regional organization promoting West Africa ...

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 ...

Cape Verde later joined in 1977. Nigeria’s Head of State at the time of ECOWAS founding was General Yakubu Gowon. President Bola Tinubu is the current ECOWAS Chairman. As ECOWAS marks its 50th ...

The Chiefs of Defence Staff of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday reaffirmed their commitment to regional security, pledging to ensure the subregion’s safety and ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has activated its Standby Force to curb terrorism and other transborder crimes in the sub-region. Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru ...

Speaking at the 43rd ordinary meeting of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru, said the activation of this force ...

The Economic Community of Africa State (ECOWAS) has activated its Standby Force to fight terrorism and other transborder criminal activities in the subregion. Nigeria’s Minister of Defence ...

Christopher Musa, has reaffirmed the military’s readiness and determination to ensure the full security of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, region. Musa, who serves as ...