Under previous chairman, Bola Tinubu, the West African economic bloc faced the greatest challenges of its 50-year history.

Mali's cabinet has approved a proposal in June 2025 to extend Colonel Assimi Goïta's leadership for a renewable five-year ...

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio elected ECOWAS Chair • Warns of democratic, economic challenges. • Pledges focus on reform, security, unity. Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio was ...

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 Amandla Institute has planned to convene a landmark high-level reflection conference of leaders on June 24–25, 2025, ...

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 ...

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 ...

At the West African Economic Summit in Abuja over the weekend (on June 20 & 21), Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, who was also ...

President Bio of Sierra Leone was yesterday elected Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African ...

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio was on Sunday elected Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States ...

Highlights: • Nigeria and Benin agree to deepen bilateral ties as a model for West Africa • The deal aims to ease trade, improve infrastructure, and push regional unity • Leaders warn that ECOWAS ...

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