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 ...

Opinion - ECOWAS, under the stewardship of President Tinubu, helped in stabilising democracy in some West African countries in transition, leading to improved electoral and governance practices ...

Mali's cabinet has approved a proposal to extend Colonel Assimi Goïta's leadership for a renewable five-year term, allowing him to further consolidate ongoing reforms in the country.

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

By LINDA AKHIGBE   Only last month, on May 28, 2025, the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, celebrated its 50th anniversary with huge fanfare, commemorating the event with official ...