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

Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc Ecowas, after more than a year of ...

A low population reaching military age has a direct influence on a country's capacity to sustain a strong and well-staffed ...

Widely seen as West Africa’s leading political and regional authority, the 15-nation ECOWAS was formed in 1975 to “promote ...

A 171-mile road project in a landlocked country in Africa is set to improve transport connections and provide a much-needed ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military ...

Disinformation campaigns are exploding across Africa, with Russia believed to be the main instigator. DW untangles how their methods and objectives differ from region to region, and how effective the ...

Pretoria’s foreign policy focus on multilateralism, development and reforming global governance will be seriously tested by ...

Thousands of people rallied Tuesday in Niger and Burkina Faso in support of the withdrawal of their countries from the ...

Two associates of Benin’s president have been sentenced to 20 years in prison for plotting a coup in the small West African ...