The West African regional bloc ECOWAS held a news conference Friday in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, hours after coup leaders in Niger announced an alliance with neighboring Burkina Faso and Mali.

Regional analysts have voiced skepticism about a so-called standby counterterrorism force announced Sunday by West African bloc ECOWAS. The critics say despite the comments from Nigeria’s ...

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ECOWAS Commission President Omar Touray, Senegalese President Basirou Diomaye Faye and Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar arrive for the ECOWAS Summit, in Abuja, Nigeria, Dec 15, 2024 (AP ...

Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) meet to discuss the political situation in Niger, in Abuja, Nigeria, on August 10, 2023 [EPA-EFE/STR] In the past three years ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) had threatened military intervention if the junta that seized control last month did not relinquish power and reinstate ousted leader ...

The West African regional bloc ECOWAS says it has chosen an undisclosed “D-Day” for a possible military intervention to restore Niger’s democratically elected president following last month ...

Meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, after the expiration of the one-week ultimatum they gave to Niger’s military junta, leaders from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) called for a ...

His new book, “Region-Building in West Africa” (Routledge, 2022), examines the important role of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in regional governance, particularly ...

But protesters in Burkina Faso pushed back against ECOWAS diplomacy efforts. Last week, protests broke out in Burkina Faso, targeting both France and ECOWAS, West Africa’s regional bloc.

The junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday. The previously announced withdrawal ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which celebrates its 50th anniversary today, came into being on May 28, 1975, when 15 heads of state of the sub-region signed the ECOWAS ...