West Africa is undergoing its own version of Brexit. By July Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will have quit the 15-strong ...

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

Food marketWest Africa, which is already dealing with complex issues ranging from political instability to climate change, is facing a devastating food crisis of unprecedented magnitude. The Economic ...

Through this review, ECOWAS is reaffirming its commitment, alongside its regional partners (UEMOA, CILSS, RESOGEST) and international partners (European Union, AFD, AECID, World Bank, etc.), to ...

As China and Russia gain ground in Africa, the U.S. policy should distance itself from its unpopular European partners.

For those African governments with leverage – market access and natural resources – a splintering of the West may sound ...

Togo appears to be openly courting a new confederation made up of junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger for whom access to the small nation's port would be a game-changer.

ECOWAS Commission and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed a $12 million grant agreement to implement.

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission have signed a $12 million ...