ECOWAS has pledged continued humanitarian support for member states, says their response goes beyond providing relief ...

The ongoing ECOWAS Extraordinary Summit focuses on the political ... September 2022; and Niger, July 2023, all experienced military coups and were sanctioned by the ECOWAS Authority, a step ...

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 ...

The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...

Relations between ECOWAS and the departing trio of member states soured after a July 2023 coup in Niger, which led ECOWAS to threaten military intervention. In 2023, the three states formed their ...

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger officially left the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on January 29, having ...

The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday announced the formal exit of junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso ...

In December, ECOWAS announced a six-month grace period for the countries after a summit in the Nigerian capital to try to dissuade them from leaving the bloc. Aminu Hayatu, a political science ...

Authorities say an undercover SAPD officer was offered sexual services for payment during a visit to one of the locations Read full article: ‘It’s really concerning’: Nearby workers react to ...

Nevertheless, according to Ngelale, ECOWAS will consider all possible options at its emergency summit in the Nigerian capital city of Abuja on August 10. He promised far-reaching decisions.