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 ...

Recent proposals to restructure the State Department, led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, could be a catalyst for that ...

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

Africa is no longer a peripheral arena—it’s becoming a central platform for Moscow’s global strategy. The West should beware.

A new world order is emerging. The United States is no longer the sole force shaping global events; countries like China, ...

Celebrations marking 50 years of the Economic Community of West African States - known as Ecowas - began in Ghana this week, but the mood was far from jubilant. The region's main political and ...

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 ...

The Economic Community of West African states (Ecowas) is set to mark 50 years in May 2025. It was established in 1975 by 16 member states. Though seven of the founding leaders had ascended to ...

Despite these concerns, trade links with the AES states remain strong ... All three breakaway nations also remain part of the West African Economic and Monetary Union, sharing the common ...

The Persian Gulf is emerging as the new hub of globalization, and may be willing to offer African countries deals without ...

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 ...