Mali’s military ruler, General Assimi Goita, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday, expressing a desire to deepen bilateral ties following Mali’s recent withdrawal from the ...

Russia has for years sought to expand its influence in Africa, in particular through the rise of mercenaries sponsored by the Kremlin.

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) convened on Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Nigeria's capital, Abuja.

President Bola Tinubu, in his capacity as Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), is currently ...

New ECOWAS chair Julius Maada Bio inherits a bloc grappling with jihadist violence, military coups and a shrinking circle of ...

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

Amandla Institute will convene a high-level reflection conference of leaders in Abuja from June 24 to 25, 2025. The event, themed ‘ECOWAS at 50: A High-Level Reflection Conference of Leaders’, is part ...

President Bola Tinubu has urged Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) leaders to prioritise collective approach ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed deep concern over the slow pace of activating the ECOWAS Standby Force and urged ...

ECOWAS has reached an agreement with Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger to collaboratively combat terrorism. After these nations ...

Foreign Affairs Minister Tuggar says Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso’s departure from ECOWAS hasn’t affected regional trade and ...

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has been elected Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, ...