The countries that initially agreed to contribute, three of them are no longer with ECOWAS. So now ECOWAS will have to look back within its members to see who among them will augment the gap." ...

Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc Ecowas, after more than a year of diplomatic tensions. The withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger is a huge ...

The meeting was attended by Chiefs of Defence Staff of ECOWAS member countries except Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, which had withdrawn from the sub-regional body. Others at the meeting were the ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — West Africa's regional bloc known as ECOWAS is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries formally quit the group, forming their own alliance and weakening ...

The decision to leave Ecowas was made by the three countries’ military leaders and is now poised to take effect legally. The three countries have created the Alliance of Sahel States (Alliance ...

Since January 29, the AES countries are no longer part of ECOWAS, but they still have time to reconsider their decision. Ghana, which has bolstered its relations with the Liptako-Gourma region, is ...

We don get a new road map and a new convergence pact wey go cover di period between 2022-2026, and 2027 go be di launch of di Eco," Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, wey be di president of di ECOWAS ...

Last week, member states of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) resolved to launch its planned single currency for the 15 countries after decades of failed attempts. Ecowas has been ...