The force's activation follows a report by the Global Terrorism Index, which identified Africa's Sahel region as the global ...

Nations in parts of the globe buckle under the weight of interstate wars, with humanity paying the ultimate priceIn Eastern ...

Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, has stated that to effectively address the security challenges in the West ...

The Economic Community of West African States has activated its standby force to combat terrorism in the sub-region.

The meeting was attended by Chiefs of Defence Staff of ECOWAS member countries except Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, which had withdrawn from the sub-regional body. Others at the meeting were the ...

The Economic Community of Africa State (ECOWAS) has activated its Standby Force to fight terrorism and other transborder ...

ECOWAS and AfDB have signed an $11.18 million agreement to boost rice production and enhance food security in West Africa.

The creation of ECOWAS was driven by the collective desire of member states to address their common challenges and harness ...

The Economic Community of West African States Commission and the African Development Bank have signed a $12m grant agreement ...

ECOWAS Commission and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed a $12 million grant agreement to implement.

Commission and the African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed an agreement worth $11.8 million to enhance rice production ...