Three military-led West African countries, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, have broken ties with ECOWAS and formed their own union, AES. Niger, which was a key member of the MNJTF, has since ...

If Nigeria wins, West Africa wins, outgoing AFRICOM Commander speaks on Insecurity “African countries… they’re not asking us to pull them up. They’re already there.

Nearly 13 million people have been uprooted from their homes in West and Central Africa. The UN Refugee Agency blames migration trends and conflict for creating a “perfect storm” of mass displacement.

For example, paved roads remain relatively scarce in west Africa (17% of the regional network) when compared with north Africa (83%). Poorly maintained roads impose costs on west African countries ...

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

O Wednesday, May 28, 2025, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) rolled out the drums to celebrate its landmark 50th anniversary in Lagos, Nigeria, its birthplace. The celebration ...

The International Criminal Court is reviewing a confidential legal report arguing that the Russia-linked Wagner group has ...

Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso’s leader, counts admirers from Nairobi to Jamaica and London. Russia is also courting him.

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

Days after a massacre of more than 100 people in a predominantly Christian village in Benue state, Nigeria, the country s ...