Disputes surrounding the schedule of presidential and parliamentary elections are fueling the struggle for power and influence in Guinea-Bissau. Efforts by ...

ABUJA: A team from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) led by former Under-Secretary-General of the UN for political Affairs, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, has urged Liberia to seek ...

British Special Forces have been put on standby to head to Ukraine as part ... On Saturday, Sir Keir Starmer said plans to put a peacekeeping force in Ukraine have now entered an “operational ...

British Special Forces have been put on standby to head to Ukraine as part of the UK’s peacekeeping mission as an agreement over a ceasefire edge closer, The i Paper can reveal. Special Force ...

The Sierra Leone People’s Party ( SLPP ) press release accusing the opposition All People’s Congress ( APC ) of trying to incite ethnic violence in Sierra Leone is very […] ...

The activation of the ECOWAS Standby Force may help in mitigating this void. With the activation of this force, ECOWAS is expected to move to the next stage of its evolution: creating a common ...

The activation of the ECOWAS Standby Force may help in mitigating this void. With the activation of this force, ECOWAS is expected to move to the next stage of its evolution: creating a common ...

Some of these areas, include the review of pledges for ECOWAS Standby Force, consideration of pledges for ECOWAS Counter-terrorist Brigade and the rotation of Staff Officers of Peace Support Operation ...

The response has been hampered by a lack of a unified military force, delays in deploying the planned ECOWAS Standby Force (ESF), and insufficient funding for counterterrorism operations.

Athletes congratulate themselves during the 13th Edtion of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) African Wrestling Tournament at the National Stadium in Abuja on March 7, 2025.

The Minister for Defence, Sering Modou Njie, has defended the country’s decision to deploy military troops to Sierra Leone for peace keeping amid National Assembly Members criticism of that decision.

Noting that they had deliberated over critical security concerns in the West African sub-region, General Musa said: “Some of these areas include the review of pledges for the ECOWAS Standby Force, ...