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

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has been chosen to be the next chairman of the West African economic bloc, ECOWAS ...

Following the ECOWAS announcement, Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara said his country would provide between 850 and 1,100 troops “as soon as possible” to supplement the standby force.

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Leaders from the west African bloc ECOWAS on Sunday admitted during talks in the Nigerian capital that the region was in ...

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A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS.

The flags of the countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission in Abuja, February 24, 2024. KOLA SULAIMON / AFP ...