The Economic Community of West African States announced recently that the three-member nations where coup plotters overthrew elected governments had finally exited the community. Issues related to ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has Thursday inaugurated the second phase of the European Union (EU) funded project “Support to Free Movement of Persons and ...

Journalists and media professionals from ECOWAS member states with original, impactful and professionally produced content in English, French or Portuguese are encouraged to apply. ECOWAS is pleased ...

The Republic of Niger has begun enforcing restrictions on Nigerians traveling with the ECOWAS passport, barring entry for those without a valid international passport. This move follows the ...

The decision to leave Ecowas was made by the three countries’ military leaders and is now poised to take effect legally. The three countries have created the Alliance of Sahel States (Alliance ...

The regional bloc has also instructed its remaining 12 member states to continue recognizing passports and national identity cards issued by Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger bearing the ECOWAS logo.

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 ...

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 ...

One or two of the three West African nations that recently withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are making efforts to reconnect with the regional bloc, Special ...

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 ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has taken a major step in strengthening health security across the region with the establishment of the Technical Advisory Council (TAC ...