This is the second of the three articles I am writing on ECOWAS - the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) .

As ECOWAS celebrates its golden jubilee, the region finds itself at a crossroads: the path ahead will require more than ...

Mr Bernard Koffi, Acting Director of Environment and Natural Resources, representing the Commissioner for Economic Affairs ...

Burkina Faso’s junta leader Capt. Ibrahim Traore has sparked a social media debate, with some in Africa praising him and ...

praising Ghana as a model of democratic governance and economic progress. The President also recognised the role of the ECOWAS Commission in achieving the organisation’s milestones, including ...

Parliament has convened in Lomé for a five-day session aimed at tackling the persistent issue of exorbitant airline ticket ...

The European Union (EU) has announced plans to launch new projects worth €300 million in Nigeria's north-west and north-east ...

The state of democratic governance in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region has reached ... is seen by many as a reversal of the progress made in the 1990s when military ...

Lawmakers from across West Africa have raised the alarm over the persistently high cost of air travel within the region.

warning that these challenges undermine the region’s democratic progress. At the official launch of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 50th Anniversary celebrations in Accra ...

Heads of State and Government of fifteen West African Countries established ECOWAS when they signed the ECOWAS Treaty on May 28, 1975, in Lagos, Nigeria. The Treaty was signed by Benin, Burkina Faso, ...