The summit comes two weeks after the coup that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum from power, shaking the stability of the fragile nation. The ECOWAS, composed of 15 member nations, has expressed its ...

President Muhammadu Buhari is attending the second virtual extraordinary summit of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) on the ...

Despite making clear their intention to exit the bloc, ECOWAS still kept seats for leaders of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso at the Abuja summit on Sunday. ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and ...

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This year’s summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) takes place against a challenging environment for the regional bloc. Recent developments in the region have included coups, ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West Africa’s regional bloc known as ECOWAS said Saturday that it is lifting travel and economic sanctions imposed on Niger that were aimed at reversing last year's coup in the ...

ECOWAS Commission President Omar Touray, Senegalese President Basirou Diomaye Faye and Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar arrive for the ECOWAS Summit, in Abuja, Nigeria, Dec 15, 2024 (AP photo by ...

Bamako [Mali], July 24 (Sputnik/ ANI): Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) nations will hold an emergency summit on Monday because of the failure of the mediation efforts ...

Accra, April 17, GNA – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is set to hold a special Summit, seeking to address the numerous challenges facing the regional body. The focus would be ...

West African nations imposed economic and travel sanctions on Niger’s new military leaders on Sunday, threatening to use force if they fail to reinstate ousted President Mohammed Bazoum within a week.

The Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea where so far, 759 people have been infected with the virus and about 467 of them have killed, is haunting the sub region and the leaders hope to ...