“Eight countries, a common destiny.” These days, the motto of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) – which unites Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, ...

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and incoming ECOWAS Commission President Birame Diop have set out priorities for the West African bloc as it works on a common currency, security cooperation ...

Niger has secured more than 60.6 billion CFA francs (about $105 million) in fresh financing from a regional development bank, highlighting how members of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) continue to ...

A protester holds a placard reading ‘down with Ecowas’ during a rally in Bamako on 1 February 2024. Ousmane Makaveli /AFP via Getty Images For Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, a recent decision to ...

The ECOWAS Common Agricultural Policy, better known as ECOWAP, was adopted in January 2005 in Accra, Ghana, by West African leaders. It serves as the regional strategic framework for agricultural ...

LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's decision to leave the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) could drive down its credit rating if the region's monetary union authorities hit ...

The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) lost three of its founding members on 29 January 2025. Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger comprised 16% of the bloc’s population of 424 million and 7% ...

LONDON, March 21 (Reuters Breakingviews) - West Africa is undergoing its own version of Brexit. By July Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will have quit the 15-strong Economic Community of West African ...

The incoming presidential administration of Bassirou Diomaye Faye might be a godsend for the Economic Community of West African States. At its heart, ECOWAS is a regional trade organisation whose only ...