The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the bloc — now left with 12 member countries — was the culmination of a ...

A 171-mile road project in a landlocked country in Africa is set to improve transport connections and provide a much-needed ...

The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) withdraws from ECOWAS and continues initiatives for independence, regional integration, and defensive cooperation.

The countries most affected by climate change are poor, rely heavily on agriculture for income, and are vulnerable to extreme ...

The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday announced the formal exit of junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso ...

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday.

Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc Ecowas, after more than a year of ...

A University of Nebraska-led effort to help small farmers in developing countries finds its federal funds on hold.

Specifically, here is how the youth responded on the prospects of democracy in the sub region– much less democratic (13 per cent); somewhat less democratic (8 per cent); about the same (34 per cent); ...

Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request ...

West Africa has been rocked by a spate of coups that has countries in the 15-member body under military rule in the past five years. "The withdrawal of Burkina Faso, the Republic of Mali and ...