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ECOWAS said it was lifting financial and economic sanctions against Guinea and ending restrictions on the recruitment of Malians to professional posit...

With its reputation at stake, ECOWAS's handling of the latest political upheaval - in Senegal - is being closely watched.

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...

Withdrawal will hit hard given that ECOWAS guarantees visa-free travel and right of settlement and work in member countries. Losing such benefits will...