The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...

The defence chiefs of ECOWAS countries, except for Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea, and Niger, in Accra on August 17, 2024.

President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Touray, said the community would keep its doors open to any state that chooses to ...

One or two of the three West African nations that recently withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are making efforts to reconnect with the regional bloc, Special Adviser ...

Two West African nations, after military takeovers, are reportedly taking steps to rejoin ECOWAS within the six-month ...

West Africa's ECOWAS is facing challenges after Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso left, formalizing their own alliance and weakening the bloc's influence. This marks a historic first in the bloc's 50-year ...

nited States security engagements in West Africa cannot be understood without consideration of regional geopolitical challenges spanning political instability, climate change, humanitarian and food ...

Some West African nations that announced their departure from the Economic Community of West African States following recent military takeovers are reportedly taking steps to re-engage with the ...

The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) withdraws from ECOWAS and continues initiatives for independence, regional integration, and defensive cooperation.

The 1990s brought some positive changes. With the end of the Cold War, dozens of African countries experienced ...

The ruling military junta of Niger Republic has ordered the International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, to immediately ...