ECOWAS Standby Force should avoid the mistake of abandoning its funding and operational responsibilities to Nigeria alone. The near-absence of other member countries during its recent inauguration ...

Security analysts are praising ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, for activating its regional standby force but remain doubtful about its effectiveness following the recent ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has activated its Standby Force to curb terrorism and other transborder crimes in the sub-region. Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru ...

In May this year the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will roll out the drums to celebrate a landmark 50 years of being an enduring regional organization promoting West Africa ...

A ccra, Feb. 20, GNA-Justice Edward Amoako Asante, a judge and immediate past President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, has delivered a paper, at the Train the Trainers’ Workshop on Freedom of ...

In delivering judgment, the ECOWAS Court ruled that the creation of states within the Federal Republic of Nigeria falls under ...

Christopher Musa, has reaffirmed the military’s readiness and determination to ensure the full security of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, region. Musa, who serves as ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has Thursday inaugurated the second phase of the European Union (EU) funded project “Support to Free Movement of Persons and ...

Speaking at the 43rd ordinary meeting of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru, said the activation of this force ...

Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama on Saturday affirmed his commitment to restoring trust between the Alliance of Sahel ...