ECOWAS Stories
The ECOWAS team was sent to Guinea-Bissau last month to facilitate a "political consensus" on the timing of upcoming elections.
A dispute over when Embalo's presidential term should end has heightened tensions that risk unrest in a nation with a history of military coups.
Their decision to withdraw was announced in January 2024, citing dissatisfaction with the bloc's increasing ties to France.
Groups such as Islamic State and al-Qaeda are committed to the establishment of these states, denouncing democratic governance.
Niger, which began oil production in 2011 with a modest output of 20,000 barrels per day, views this pipeline as a significant economic asset.
Three countries in the insurgency-torn central Sahel region have set up their own alliance.
The three junta-led Sahel neighbours jointly announced in January they would leave the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), w...
Niger and its military-led neighbours Mali and Burkina Faso signed a confederation treaty on Saturday, signalling an ever-closer alignment between the...
The Alliance of Sahel States treaty, signed on Saturday, underscored the three countries' determination to turn their backs on the 15-member ECOWAS, w...
Formalising the treaty to establish a confederation confirms the rejection by Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso of the 15-member Economic Community of West...
The new charter also allows Traore to run for president when the elections take place.
ECOWAS said it was lifting financial and economic sanctions against Guinea and ending restrictions on the recruitment of Malians to professional posit...
The measures to be lifted included the freezing of Niger's assets in ECOWAS central banks and the suspension of financial transactions between ECOWAS...
With its reputation at stake, ECOWAS's handling of the latest political upheaval - in Senegal - is being closely watched.
A newly formed collective –- comprising some 40 civil, religious, and professional groups –- outlined a series of upcoming actions including a protest...
ECOWAS' extraordinary session follows Senegal President Macky Sall's sudden decision to delay elections, just a week after Burkina Faso, Mali and Nige...
Article 91 of the bloc's treaty stipulates that member countries remain bound by their obligations for a period of one year after notifying their with...
Sall cited a dispute between the National Assembly and the Constitutional Court over the rejection of candidates.
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger were founding members of ECOWAS in 1975
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger were founding members of ECOWAS in 1975, but the bloc suspended all three and imposed sanctions on them following militar...
