ECOWAS has initiated a contingency plan to mitigate unforeseen consequences of the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso, and ...

As the Economic Community of West African States marks its 50th anniversary, GIFT HABIB reflects on its journey from an ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has activated its Standby Force to combat terrorism and other ...

The force's activation follows a report by the Global Terrorism Index, which identified Africa's Sahel region as the global ...

President John Dramani Mahama has emphasised that the primary reason behind the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger ...

President John Mahama says he has gained new perspectives on the concerns raised by three countries regarding their ...

The Economic Community of Africa State (ECOWAS) has activated its Standby Force to fight terrorism and other transborder ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has launched a 5,000-member regional counterterrorism force to tackle the growing influence of jihadist groups, particularly Islamic State’s (IS) ...

Ecowas has been struggling to keep its membership intact after Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, all junta-led states, decided to ...

NUEKPE The Ministry of Food and Agriculture and the Food System Resilience Programme (FSRP) have been applauded for their ...

A meeting of Ecowas defence Chiefs has opened at the Defence Headquarters Abuja. Tagged the 43rd ordinary meeting of ECOWAS committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff, the meeting will review critical ...

The meeting was attended by Chiefs of Defence Staff of ECOWAS member countries except Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, which had withdrawn from the sub-regional body. Others at the meeting were the ...