What is ECOWAS and what does it do? Widely seen as West Africa’s leading political and regional authority, the 15-nation bloc was formed in 1975 to “promote economic integration” among its member ...

ECOWAS also announced that its "doors remain open" to the departing nations and urged the remaining 12 member states to continue to support them. "I think that ECOWAS has taken a pragmatic ...

Last Wednesday, an official announcement was that three West African countries under military rule have officially left the regional bloc, The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS ...

The cost of a daily nutritious diet in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger is 110% higher than the west African region’s daily ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is one of eight Regional Economic Communities (RECs) recognized by the African Union (AU). Until September 2023, it had 15 member states.

THE Presidency said yesterday that some West African countries that opted out of the Economic Community of West African ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has been asked not to close the door of further engagement with ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has dismissed 135 employees in a single day, without prior notice, ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) are ...

facilitation of labour mobility and supporting member states in aligning national policies with ECOWAS migration instruments. “These achievements played key roles in enhancing regional security ...

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 ...