Half a century after ECOWAS promised peace and prosperity, three breakaway states are testing West African solidarity, sparking a potential trade war. Unless last-minute diplomatic efforts can save ...

Despite its current crisis, Ecowas can look back on successes in integration, peace and security, and good governance.

Foreign ministers of military-ruled Sahel states of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger said on Monday they endorse an initiative ...

Kenya navigates a shifting global order, balancing United States-China ties to emerge as Africa’s key mediator in a ...

financiers and business leaders converged to reassess West Africa's position in an increasingly fractured global economy. With the United States reigniting tariff tensions and the Africa Growth ...

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso responded by announcing their withdrawal from the economic bloc, formalized in January this year ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to inform the public that on Thursday, April 24, 2025, it received a high-level, eight-member Technical Assessment Team from the Economic Community of West ...

Capital management for banks has become a crucial function in an economy that is straining, and the regulator is keen on ...

As America withdraws into a Trumpian shell, Europe will be forced to fight its own tribal wars. Postcolonial Europe’s ...

Several thousand people rallied in support of Burkina Faso's ruling junta Wednesday, days after the military authorities said ...

This new crisis should be a wake-up call for the AU. The withdrawal of AES countries from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in January means that the regional bloc lacks the legal ...

The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has launched the beginning of activities to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the ...