The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member states will meet in Ghana on Tuesday to discuss the withdrawal of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso. The meeting will take place over two ...

The Economic Community of West African states (Ecowas ... That partly explains the decision by Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso to break away from Ecowas in 2024. We have years of research spanning ...

Nigeria’s Ambassador to ECOWAS, Musa Nuhu, has lamented the challenges faced by West African countries, particularly in the communications and banking sectors. He emphasised that it should be ...

The line connecting the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk to Nigeria is expected to boost trade with the region, including with landlocked Mali Russia is set to launch a direct shipping route from ...

This move brings two pressing issues into focus: first, the escalating uncertainty in Mali after multiple military coups; second, the growing wave of irregular migration across West Africa’s porous ...

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, West Africa is facing a new outbreak of Ebola. A global emergency stockpile of Ebola vaccine is being deployed to curb the epidemic, although experts are confident ...

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has urged ECOWAS nations to deepen economic cooperation and support intra-regional trade, emphasizing that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) must serve as ...

Agency says gangs caused $37bn in losses in Asia as they gain new footholds in Africa, South America, and Middle East.

Tensions are escalating between Mali's military government and one of the world’s biggest gold miners, Barrick Gold. The Canadian mining giant now faces a full-blown crisis in Mali after authorities ...

This forms part of activities marking the Golden Jubilee Celebration of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and as part of efforts to strengthen ... He said the recent decision by ...