West Africa's regional bloc known as ECOWAS is facing significant challenges after three countries formally quit the group ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military ...

Widely seen as West Africa’s leading political and regional authority, the 15-nation ECOWAS was formed in 1975 to “promote economic integration” in member states. It has struggled in recent ...

However, political inertia and systemic weaknesses within The Gambia’s judiciary have hindered progress, creating a vacuum in accountability efforts. The ECOWAS-backed court emerges as a crucial ...

Junta-led countries Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso officially left West Africa's main political and trade group ECOWAS on Wednesday after more than a year of diplomatic tensions. The withdrawal has ...

“That the three poorest member states decided to leave the bloc makes ECOWAS in the eyes of its citizens look even more like a loser in this conflict,” he said. Widely seen as West Africa’s leading ...