DAKAR, Senegal — Nearly one month after mutinous soldiers mounted a coup in Niger, diplomatic talks to resolve the crisis have made little progress. The elected president, Mohamed Bazoum ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked leaders of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, to work assiduously in tackling poverty and high unemployment among youth. He also charged ...

A West African regional bloc announced Friday that it had decided upon a “D-Day” for military intervention in Niger, without giving a public date, though the door remained open for dialogue.

The West African regional bloc ECOWAS says it has chosen an undisclosed “D-Day” for a possible military intervention to restore Niger’s democratically elected president following last month ...

West African army chiefs discuss Niger coup response Heads of state ordered standby force to be assembled Official: most ECOWAS members ready to participate Niamey residents back coup leaders ...

The junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday. The previously announced withdrawal ...

Meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, after the expiration of the one-week ultimatum they gave to Niger’s military junta, leaders from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) called for a ...

ABUJA, Aug 21 (Reuters) - West Africa's main regional bloc, ECOWAS, has rejected a proposal by Niger's military junta to hold elections within three years, extending a political impasse that could ...

Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) meet to discuss the political situation in Niger, in Abuja, Nigeria, on August 10, 2023 [EPA-EFE/STR] In the past three years ...

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 ...