Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced a new 0.5% levy on imported goods from Nigeria and other Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member-nations. The development comes as they ...

The junta successfully built a strong anti-French sentiment in Francophone African countries, capitalising on their populist ...

The junta successfully built a strong anti-French sentiment in Francophone African ...

The three Sahelian states' split from ECOWAS is reducing security cooperation at a time when West Africa is battling numerous ...

Military chiefs from the West African subregion are considering establishing an ECOWAS counter-terrorism brigade, amongst others. General Christopher Musa, Chairman of the ECOWAS Committee of ...

Christopher Musa, has reassured the readiness and determination of the military to ensure that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region is fully secured. Musa, who is the ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed an agreement worth $11.18 million to enhance rice production across the region.

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 ...

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 ...

Flags of some member-nations of ECOWAS are seen at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. Credit: X/@ecowas_cedeao The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has activated its ...

The Federal Government on Tuesday hinted that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has put in place a Standby Force to curb terrorism and other transborder crimes in the subregion.

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed a $12 million grant agreement to implement the Rice Resilient Value Chains ...