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 ...

LAGOS, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday announced the formal exit of junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger from the bloc following their ...

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He added that with the elections over, the threats have ceased. The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) expresses its solidarity with Erastus Asare Donkor and urges the police to expedite ...

The history of Jamaican pop music will be told in a novel way during Reggae Genealogy, an event that takes place on February 2 in South Florida. It is organised by Island SPACE Caribbean Museum ...

France has given up most of its military footprint across west Africa with astonishing speed. By the end of the year, the only remaining French base in Africa will be in Djibouti. Driven by ...

As the self-exiled leader of the South-West Africa People’s Organization, he directed a guerrilla army in a 24-year war for independence from South African rule. By Alan Cowell Sam Nujoma ...

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The political landscape across West Africa is rapidly changing. France seeks new partners outside of its traditional area but sees its influence diminishing across the board. The potential for a ...

Reggae Origins: Bob Marley & Handsworth Reggae will take place at Birmingham's Town Hall on Thursday A special concert celebrating Birmingham's reggae history is to take place on what would have ...

Chatham House convening and research focuses on social norms and anti-corruption programming in Nigeria; cross-border conflict and smuggling across West Africa as part of the XCEPT research programme; ...

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 ...