To address this challenge, the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) plans to raise US$2.4 billion to establish a standby counterterrorism force. The Nigeria military could play an ...

The Economic Community of West African States announced on Wednesday it had set up a committee to determine the modalities for future relationship with Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. Wednesday marked ...

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger officially left the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on January 29 ... “Since they came to power by force, these military governments have ...

Opinion - Security in the Sahel, one of the world's most dynamic regions, requires concerted effort by all concerned ...

Down with ECOWAS," referring to the Economic Community of West African States. At a summit on Thursday, the body ordered the activation of a standby force that could intervene to reinstate Bazoum.

Nigeria is also leading the actualisation of the ECOWAS standby force, all in an effort to fight terrorism and instability within our region under the rule of law. I was born in a civil war and ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday that the official withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) raises concerns over access to ...

Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, has disclosed that President John Dramani Mahama is working to bring back the three countries that recently opted out of the Economic ...

To address this challenge, the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) plans to raise US$2.4 billion to establish a standby counterterrorism force. The Nigeria military could play an ...