Sani Usman says Nigeria must strengthen its institutions, build internal capacity and lead regional efforts to address ...

The Beninese government has dismissed accusations of harboring terrorists as part of a French-led campaign against Niger Read ...

Novel in Africa at the time, ECOWAS's objective was clear and laudable: to foster economic integration.West African leaders converged on Lagos on 28 May to commemorate the golden jubilee of the ...

It was deeply introspective and invariably a compass for the community’s trajectory in its efforts towards optimising the ...

The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas), which was set up to promote trade and good governance across ...

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger — each now led by a junta — left in January, causing the biggest split to the body since its ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which celebrates its 50th anniversary today, came into being on May 28, 1975, when 15 heads of state of the sub-region signed the ECOWAS treaty ...

Yusuf Tuggar, minister of foreign affairs, says he is optimistic about the return of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso to the ...

A survey of Togolese citizens recently looked into perceptions of their government's handling of the terrorist threat in the ...

Foreign Minister Tuggar has said ECOWAS’ door remains open to Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger’s eventual return.

Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar has voiced confidence that Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger,  the three Sahel nations that recently ...