The three countries called the sanctions “inhumane” and accused ECOWAS of “moving away from ... Shuswap photographer gets bucket list encounter with bobcat A wildlife photographer from ...

The three military-led West African countries—Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso—have officially withdrawn from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). In a statement released on Wednesday, ...

Widely seen as West Africa’s leading political and regional authority, the 15-nation ECOWAS was formed in 1975 to “promote economic integration” in member states. It has struggled in recent years to ...

African countries are working together to create larger markets and ... and includes regional priority generation and interconnector projects. While it includes a long list of projects, far more than ...

Analysts are particularly skeptical about the practicality of such an aggressive target in light of the country’s economic ... and defence sectors complete the list with VAT revenue ...

The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the bloc — now left with 12 member countries — was the culmination of a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...