The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) marked its 50th anniversary. The Golden Jubilee brought together ...

At the Antalya Diplomatic Forum, held on April 12, 2025, Burkinabe Foreign Minister Jean Marie Traore presented the vision of ...

On 8 January, members of the violent extremist Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims attacked a fortified position of the anti-terrorist Operation Mirador in northern Benin. Media reports said ...

This situation could see some ECOWAS states forming bilateral ties with AES countries for security and economic reasons. That could stop terrorism from expanding, but given the regional nature of ...

Africa isn’t just being outgunned by insurgents, it’s being outmanoeuvred by its own outdated security architecture.

The Southern African Telecommunications Association (Sata) plans to lobby regulators and mobile operators in Southern Africa to implement a flat data roaming fee for people travelling between ...

By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja Plateau State, once proudly known as Nigeria’s ‘Home of Peace and Tourism,’ and Benue State, ...

No other region has similarly poor levels of development ... North Africa is already well into its demographic transition (see map below). It should be experiencing higher economic returns from ...

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President John Dramani Mahama has announced a scholarship for 1,000 students across the ECOWAS sub-region in Ghana’s bid to strengthen regional bonds. According to him, it is important to invest ...

Despite its current crisis, Ecowas can look back on successes in integration, peace and security, and good governance.