Again, Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have boycotted the ECOWAS Defence Chiefs meeting, continuing their disengagement from ...

In May this year the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will roll out the drums to celebrate a landmark 50 ...

A reflection on the myth and realities of its establishment, accomplishments, and challenges has shown that through ...

The force's activation follows a report by the Global Terrorism Index, which identified Africa's Sahel region as the global ...

ECOWAS has initiated a contingency plan to mitigate unforeseen consequences of the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso, and ...

Trade between Nigeria and Niger Republic rebounded strongly in 2024, with exports from Nigeria soaring by 77.12% to N82.38 ...

ECOWAS Speaker Ibrahim has called for stronger regional unity and continued ties with Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso after ...

In the past two decades, there has been a worrying rise in military coups across the region, undermining the democratic values that ECOWAS initially championed. The coups in Mali, Guinea ...

ECOWAS has been able to block West African nations from going to war with each other. Legit.ng throws light on how the ...

Mali and its neighbours have for more than a decade battled militant groups allied to Islamic State and al-Qaeda while ...