And all except Guinea, have pulled out of Ecowas, the West African regional bloc. Niger's relations with Ecowas broke down when the junta proposed a three-year transition period to democratic rule ...

[AP Photo] It's been three days since coup leaders in Niger ignored a deadline by the West African regional bloc ECOWAS to return Niger to civilian rule or face serious repercussions, including ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. When residents of Niger's capital, Niamey, gathered to protest the coup that ousted ...

03/22/2025 March 22, 2025 Nigerian traders at the Niger border are expressing their concerns about officials in Niamey rejecting ECOWAS passports. They fear that the decision could disrupt decades ...

The AES, a new alliance comprising the junta-led states of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, introduced the 0.5 percent import duty on goods coming from ECOWAS nations as part of efforts to generate ...

TASS/. A potential military intervention in Niger by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) may deal a major blow to the organization, an expert at a Dutch think tank told the ...

DUBAI, July 30. /TASS/. Member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are suspending commercial operation with Niger, according to the statement of an ECOWAS summit ...

yesterday said the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will continue to engage with the breakaway Sahelian nations of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. They stressed the need for ...

His comments come within the six-month transition period the ECOWAS approved for the withdrawal of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso as member states. At the 66th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS ...