The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the bloc — now left with 12 member countries — was the culmination of a ...

A popular West African restaurant in Portland has been named one of the best in the country. Here's what you need to know before you go.

China stands a good chance of taking advantage of the dwindling western presence in the Sahel region of west Africa.

Ecowas - which stands for the Economic Community of West African States - was founded in 1975 in a bid to improve economic ...

African countries are working together to create larger markets and benefit from economies of scale. In the energy sector, ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military ...

“That the three poorest member states decided to leave the bloc makes ECOWAS in the eyes of its citizens look even more like ...

Widely seen as West Africa’s leading political and regional authority, the 15-nation bloc was formed in 1975 to “promote economic integration” among its member states. The bloc has also ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), after more than a year of diplomatic tensions. Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger broke away from the Economic Community of West African States ...

At the Follow Your Roots dinner in New York City, five Black chefs cooked with ingredients that define the African Diaspora.

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger End Citizens' Access to West African Regional Court When announcing their ... ECOWAS has pledged to keep its "doors open" and requested its member states continue to ...

nited States security engagements in West Africa cannot be understood without consideration of regional geopolitical challenges spanning political instability, climate change, humanitarian and food ...