Formed in 1975 to promote economic integration and regional cooperation, ECOWAS has long been a pillar of political and economic authority in West Africa. The departure of these three Sahel countries ...

Yakubu Gowon, the only surviving founding father of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), says he is ...

Cultivated in over 100 countries, cotton is not only essential for global trade, but also for the livelihoods of millions, particularly in developing regions. However, the cotton-to-clothing value ...

Niger has ordered the International Committee of the Red Cross to cease operations and for its foreign staff to leave the ...

The project, “Waste Reduction and Management by implementing circular economy in Western Africa (WARM),” was being ...

Niger has ordered the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to cease operations, and for its foreign staff to leave ...

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 Trump administration's decision to suspend American aid to foreign countries for 90 days has caught many African governments off guard. In the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), ...

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

Rising gold prices are giving a boost to gold mining companies, and Barrick says it is making progress in its talks with Mali ...

In a video from a Grammys 2025 after-party, Kanye West explains why he didn't make an appearance at Donald Trump’s 2025 Inauguration. In a video from a Grammys 2025 after-party, Kanye West ...

Digital propaganda and manipulated information by external actors erode public confidence in democracy on the continent.