The Vice-Chair of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Damtien Larbli Tchintchibidja, has praised the long-standing and excellent cooperation between…
The military leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have hailed a newly signed treaty as a step “towards greater integration” between the three countries,…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says the decision to lift sanctions on Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso was based on the need…
The West African regional bloc is lifting sanctions imposed on Niger over last year’s coup, in a new push for dialogue following a series of…
West African foreign ministers convened emergency discussions on Thursday to discuss Senegal’s political turmoil and the three coup-hit countries’ exit from the regional organization. The…
On January 28, 2024, the military juntas of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger jointly announced their immediate departure from ECOWAS. The decision of Burkina Faso,…
Given the multidimensional difficulties facing the regional bloc, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the most delicate being forging indivisible regional security which,…
The three nations, led by military governments, accused the regional bloc of becoming a threat to member states. Three military-led West African nations have announced…
Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown by members of his presidential guard on July 26 and has been detained with his family since then. A West African…
Millions in Niger face hardship due to economic sanctions after the July 30 coup that toppled President Bazoum. Niger’s military government on Tuesday asked West…
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has declared that parts of the Nigerian Broadcasting Code violate international human rights obligations. The court, an organ of the…
France will support West African bloc ECOWAS more as it works to restore democracy in a region hit by recent coups as insecurity in the…
In a report released on Friday, Nov. 3, Amnesty International, a human rights organization, said its application seeking justice for victims of enforced disappearance in…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has paid a working visit to Africa intended to strengthen cooperation. While the significance of this should not be over-stretched, European…
European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen and ECOWAS Commission President Omar Alieu Touray, during their special meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, have launched a major…
Jibya, a bustling town bordering the Niger Republic in Nigeria’s Katsina State is silent; rows of cargo trucks wait quietly to cross over. The townspeople…
In the past three years, four countries from the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have experienced a military coup and an unlawful…
In Bamako, Mali, on Sept. 16, the governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger created the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). Colonel Assimi Goïta, the…
Coup leaders say France has dispatched troops and equipment to Senegal, Ivory Coast and Benin as ‘part of preparations for an aggression against Niger’. Niger’s…
In a media release on 25th August, ECOWAS said it would continue to pursue diplomatic initiatives towards the restoration of constitutional order in the Republic…