The absence of the ECOWAS symbol and any reference to ECOWAS on Burkina Faso new passports stemmed from Ouagadougou’s decision to withdraw from the organization. Burkina Faso has introduced new ...

The ECOWAS Commission will deploy a pre-election fact-finding mission to Côte d’Ivoire from 29 June to 5 July 2025, in accordance with the provisions of Article 12 of the ECOWAS Supplementary ...

[1/3]ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defense staff meet on the deployment of its standby force in the Republic of Niger, in Accra, Ghana. August 17, 2023.

The West African regional bloc ECOWAS says it has chosen an undisclosed “D-Day” for a possible military intervention to restore Niger’s democratically elected president following last month ...

Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) meet in Abuja, Nigeria, on Aug. 10. (EPA/EFE/Shutterstock) ...

ECOWAS pledges to ‘keep door open’ after 3 coup-hit West African nations exit regional bloc Story by Associated Press 2 min read Published 2:28 PM EST, Wed January 29, 2025 ...

West Africa's main regional bloc, ECOWAS, has rejected a proposal by Niger's military junta to hold elections within three years, extending a political impasse that could trigger a military ...

ECOWAS, they said, was acting “under the influence of foreign powers,” though they did not specify which powers. The bloc is perceived as being a tool of France, Britain and the United States ...