The 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is a regional political and economic bloc. The group is facing an existential crisis after Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger announced ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has invited the three Alliance of Sahel States (AES) – Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, for cooperation in the security and humanitarian spheres, ...

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The decision by the military-led Alliance of Sahel States to impose a 0.5% tariff on goods from rival ECOWAS nations has ...

The creation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) by Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to pursue economic and security ...

Accra is set to become the focal point of regional celebration on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, as the Economic Community of West ...

The move ends free trade across West Africa, whose states have for decades fallen under the umbrella of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and highlights the rift between the ...

By July Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will have quit the 15-strong Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). While the specifics are rather different from the UK’s 2016 decision to ...

The recent decision by the Alliance of Sahel States – Alliance des États du Sahel (AES)), comprising Mali, Niger Republic, ...

The three Sahel countries quit the Economic Community of West African States at the beginning of the year, accusing the bloc ...

Would strong regional central banks or even a continental central bank have helped? The regional experience of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) gives a glimpse of what is needed ...