West Africa's regional bloc known as ECOWAS is facing significant challenges after three countries formally quit the group ...

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 Economic Community of West African States announced recently that the three-member nations where coup plotters overthrew elected governments had finally exited the community. Issues related to ...

Junta-led Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso officially quit West African bloc after more than a year of diplomatic tensions ...

Last Wednesday, an official announcement was that three West African countries under military rule have officially left the regional bloc, The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS ...

THE Presidency said yesterday that some West African countries that opted out of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, after the enthronement of military government were considering ...

This is despite the official exit of these three countries from ECOWAS on January 29, to focus on their own bloc known as the ...

The bloc, however, said that it has also decided to “keep ECOWAS’ doors open,” and requested member nations to continue to accord the trio their membership privileges, including free ...

Three junta-led nations have left the regional economic bloc ECOWAS, citing alleged French influence on the group. Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are increasingly turning to Russia as an ally.

It is instructive to state that these external contributions do not determine the policies or priorities of ECOWAS. The ...

The exit of the three Sahelian states thus provides a unique and rare opportunity for ECOWAS to develop without their baggage ...

The three junta-led West African nations withdrawal is the culmination of a yearlong process during which the grouping tried ...