This is as the ECOWAS Commission President, Omar Touray will brief the media today on the exit of the three Sahel States. These three countries were suspended by ECOWAS in January 2024 following ...

Nigeria, whose current presidency of ECOWAS is held by President Tinubu, cannot allow history to record the downfall of this subregional organisation. As the successor to Yakubu Gowon, the ...

The withdrawal of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, takes effect on Wednesday after a year of political tensions, fracturing the region and ...

Their imminent departure from the bloc, alongside Mali, has fractured the region and is leaving the ECOWAS grouping with an uncertain future. The three junta-led countries formally notified ECOWAS ...

Niamey (Niger) (AFP) – Thousands of people rallied in junta-led Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali on Tuesday to back their withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States regional bloc ...

Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has outlined three radical steps aimed at revitalizing the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). His proposal comes at a time when the ...

For ECOWAS and Ghana, this development signals both opportunities and challenges, particularly as the region navigates economic recovery and sustainability in a post-pandemic era. BRICS ...

On January 29, 2024, the three countries led by military regimes formally notified ECOWAS of their desire for “immediate” withdrawal. But the texts of the West African organisation required ...

Thousands of people gathered to celebrate one year since Burkina Faso's withdrawal from ECOWAS in Ouagadougou and across the country. The official launching of the Alliance of Sahel States was ...

Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (Rtd) has inaugurated the Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) museum and science library named in his honour Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (Rtd) has inaugurated the Nigerian ...

Director General, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Prof Eghosa Osaghae, has raised fears over the continued existence or unity of ECOWAS. Director General, Nigerian ...

The exit of military-led Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) is seen to hurt the exports of Nigerian goods. The unilateral withdrawal of the ...