The 2024 crisis exposed structural faults at the core of the West African regional body. At 50, can the once-great ...

“ECOWAS is wounded for now, maybe not mortally, but it is in intensive care unit. It would require strong and proactive ...

THE Economic Community of West African States, a regional bloc consisting of 15 member countries—Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Ivory Coast, The Gambia, ...

Sierra Leone's president is assuming the rotating leadership of the Economic Community of West African States. Under previous chairman Bola Tinubu ECOWAS faced some of the greatest challenges in its ...

NiMet and ECOWAS have agreed to collaborate on improving disaster preparedness and early warning systems across West Africa.

Togo has been shaken by violent protests against cost of living and the regime by Faure Gnassingbé, who has concentrated executive power in his hands through a recent constitutional reform.

New ECOWAS chair Julius Maada Bio inherits a bloc grappling with jihadist violence, military coups and a shrinking circle of ...

The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has approved $100 million in funding for the construction of the ...

Mr Alfred Asiedu Adjei, the President of the National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG) has called on ECOWAS ...

The ECOWAS pre-election mission has kicked off its activities in preparation for the October 2025 presidential election in Côte d'Ivoire. The mission, led ...

The Economic Community of West Africa States, ECOWAS, has unfolded plans to hold a regional youth conference in Saly Portudal ...

The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has approved a $100 million facility to support the construction of the ...