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 ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is one of eight Regional Economic Communities (RECs) recognized by the African Union (AU). Until September 2023, it had 15 member states.

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 ...

Cape Verde later joined in 1977. Nigeria’s Head of State at the time of ECOWAS founding was General Yakubu Gowon. President Bola Tinubu is the current ECOWAS Chairman. As ECOWAS marks its 50th ...

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 ...

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 ...

Today, ECOWAS’ active support remains critical to stability in The Gambia. In December 2016, then-president Yahya Jammeh’s refusal to accept electoral defeat led to mediation and the threat of ...

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 ...

Lawmakers in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament have renewed their calls for electoral reforms to strengthen democracy in the region. Speaking at the 1st ...

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has activated its standby force to combat terrorism in the sub-region. The regional body had in October last year, hinted at the ...