There are some countries in which their citizens have visa-free access to Nigeria, unlike other nations where a visa is required from citizens before they can gain entry into the nation. This ...

West Africa's regional bloc known as ECOWAS is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries formally quit ...

A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS BAMAKO ...

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger officially left the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on January 29, having ...

This is despite the official exit of these three countries from ECOWAS on January 29, to focus on their own bloc known as the ...

In all these countries, the biggest foreign population is Nigeria. So, Nigeria will need to strengthen our cultural ties, and ...

Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso no longer orient themselves towards France or Western business interests. As demand for raw materials grows, this pivot may have significant consequences for Europe’s ...

"For most of its existence, ECOWAS has had to deal with the manipulation of other powers, particularly France," Otubanjo ...

BAMAKO, Mali — West Africa’s regional bloc known as ECOWAS is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries formally quit the group, forming their own alliance and weakening ...

FILE - The defense chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries excluding Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea and Niger, pose for a group photo during their ...