The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) lost three of its founding members on 29 January 2025. Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger comprised 16% of the bloc's population of 424 million and 7% ...

The bloc guarantees its members visa-free travel and access to a more than $700 billion market for a population of around 400 million people. However, in parts of West Africa, analysts say ECOWAS ...

Following the withdrawal of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso from ECOWAS, there are now fewer countries that Nigerian passport ...

The split is also a blow to Ecowas. According to the International Food Policy Research Institute, the departure of these three founding members cuts the bloc’s population of 424 million by 16 percent ...

Today, ECOWAS’ active support remains critical to stability in The Gambia. In December 2016, then-president Yahya Jammeh’s refusal to accept electoral defeat led to mediation and the threat of ...

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger officially left the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on January 29, having served notice a year ago, raising concerns over access to justice for the ...

In ECOWAS many differences present major obstacles to uniting 15 countries under a common currency—differences in their levels of development, the size of their economies, population, and economic ...

Ecowas has given these three states a transition ... In early 2025, 7.5 million of their population were classified as in crisis, emergency or famine conditions. The exit will also imperil ...