Under previous chairman, Bola Tinubu, the West African economic bloc faced the greatest challenges of its 50-year history.

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state is on the verge of making history, positioning itself to become the first West African geopolitical zone to eliminate ...

Armed groups and government forces in West Africa have committed atrocities with impunity in 2024, with thousands of dead and injured, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2025.

West African countries have long been the heart of cocoa production, producing around 3.48 million metric tons of cocoa beans in the 2022-2023 season.

Ecowas has suggested the potential deployment of a regional standby force to reinforce counter-terrorism operations in west Africa. It will need funding, estimated at US$2.6 billion annually.

Introduction Coastal West Africa has historically ranked low in the hierarchy of U.S. interests. However, increased instability in the region would erode decades of U.S. investment in humanitarian ...

“West Philly to West Africa” has been an interesting course to teach, Kouacou said. "In a community-engaged course, students are active learners, not just recipients of knowledge," he said. "Student ...

11/11/2024 November 11, 2024. Disinformation on West African social networks is surging, particularly in the coup-hit Sahel region. This has serious consequences for the daily work of journalists.

West Africa’s regional bloc, ECOWAS, approved Sunday an exit timeline for three coup-hit nations after a nearly yearlong process of mediation to avert the unprecedented disintegration of the ...

The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) is facing its biggest crisis since it was formed in 1975. Three of its 15 countries – Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali – have formally ...

West Indies vs PNG, T20 World Cup 2024 Live Streaming: It's been more than eight years since Carlos Brathwaite's four sixes at Eden Gardens gave West Indies their second T20 world title. Now, a ...

According to the West African Banking Commission, the 160 banks in the monetary union have just 21 million accounts for an estimated population of 142 million, which is equivalent to the number of ...