In attendance were President Joseph Nyuma Boakai of Liberia, Togo’s President Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové, President Umaro ...

Senator Barau Jibrin, First Deputy Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament and Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, has praised ...

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger — each now led by a junta — left in January, causing the biggest split to the body since its ...

[Getty Images] Segun Adeyemi Follow The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has categorically dismissed allegations made by Niger Republic, accusing Nigeria of sponsoring terrorism.

Getty Images The junta in Niger say it will ... Mr Tinubu wears two hats - that of Ecowas chairman and Nigeria's president. The one necessitates acting in the regional interest and in defence ...

Any path to peace must be consultative, hence, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) long chose diplomacy. Founded in 1975 in Lagos, Nigeria, the 12-member nation regional bloc ...

Nigeria’s pivotal role in the development and regional integration in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was further strengthened on Friday with the Official inauguration of ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) faces growing threats of terrorism, climate change, military coups, ...

The Economic of West African States (ECOWAS) has described terrorism allegations against Nigeria and other member states by the Niger Republic as “unfounded”, saying it is solidly behind its ...

Aminu Hayatu, a political science researcher at Bayero University in Kano, said Nigeria's role at the center "in terms of leadership of ECOWAS is really in a dilemma, because at one point ...

Nigeria is set to host the 13th ECOWAS African Wrestling Tournament in Abuja between March 6 and 8 as part of celebrations marking the 50 th anniversary of the West African regional body.

Jihadist violence has surged this year in Nigeria and the Sahel region, including Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger - nations that have recently seceded from ECOWAS in protest over sanctions following ...