Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an ...

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

This new entity includes, among other measures, the creation of a joint military force to combat jihadism and a shared biometric passport. During a six-month grace period after their exit from the ...

Ecowas also threatened to deploy its forces to Niger in order to restore democratic rule. But this hard line merely strengthened the resolve of the three juntas. Mali and Burkina Faso criticised ...

nited States security engagements in West Africa cannot be understood without consideration of regional geopolitical challenges spanning political instability, climate change, humanitarian and food ...

If the collapse of EAC, and now ECOWAS, teaches us anything, it is that the greatest risk to regional blocs is men in uniform ...

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 the ...

The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...

Maybe the most compelling argument for conserving ECOWAS is our collective security against the forces of terrorism that are strengthening. Division will certainly threaten our collective security ...