As part of his regional consultation tour following his election as Chair of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio of the Republic of ...

The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has secured a $40 million commercial credit line from the Export-Import ...

Julius Maada Bio has stressed the importance of maintaining regional unity as the bloc deals with various challenges, ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has expressed sorrow following the tragic helicopter crash in Sikaman ...

FILE - ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defense staff meet on the deployment of a standby force on counterterrorism, in Accra, Ghana, Aug. 17, 2023.

ECOWAS said in a statement that it wasn't notified of the countries’ decision to withdraw. The juntas said in a joint statement read on state television in all three countries that they have ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said it was disappointed with a lack of progress in reconciling with breakaway, junta-led Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger and will make "more ...

ECOWAS envoy to Niger says meeting with junta was 'fruitful' By Reuters August 22, 20236:42 AM PDTUpdated August 22, 2023 ...

ECOWAS, the bloc of 15 West African countries, said it would take all measures necessary if the elected president is not returned to power.

ECOWAS Commission President Omar Touray, Senegalese President Basirou Diomaye Faye and Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar arrive for the ECOWAS Summit, in Abuja, Nigeria, Dec 15, 2024 (AP ...

Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) meet in Abuja, Nigeria, on Aug. 10. (EPA/EFE/Shutterstock) ...

Ecowas, which was formed in 1975, is a regional political and economic union of 15 mainly former British and French colonies located in west Africa. The withdrawals come as no surprise.