West African leaders approve Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline
Freetown – West African leaders on Sunday signed an agreement approving the construction of a gas pipeline linking Nigeria... Read more
20 Jul
After vote, ECOWAS lifts all remaining sanctions against Guinea
Abuja – The West African regional bloc ECOWAS on Wednesday removed all outstanding sanctions imposed against Guinea following the... Read more
29 Jan
ECOWAS threatens ‘targeted sanctions’ over Guinea Bissau coup
Abuja – West African regional bloc ECOWAS on Sunday threatened “targeted sanctions” on anyone obstructing Guinea-Bissau’s return to civilian... Read more
15 Dec, 2025
West African bloc’s future uncertain as three key members quit
Abidjan – The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States takes... Read more
27 Jan, 2025
Free movement in west Africa: 3 countries leaving Ecowas could face migration hurdles
Franzisca Zanker, Arnold Bergstraesser Institute; Amanda Bisong, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and Leonie Jegen, University of Amsterdam For Niger, Mali... Read more
23 Feb, 2024
Troubled West African states test fractured regional bloc
Abuja – West African foreign ministers hold emergency talks on Thursday confronted by a major political crisis in Senegal... Read more
8 Feb, 2024
AU expresses ‘regret’ as Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger resign from Ecowas
Nairobi – The African Union on Tuesday expressed “deep regret” over the decision by the military regimes in Burkina... Read more
31 Jan, 2024
Coup trio’s exit from West Africa bloc shakes region
Niamey – The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced their immediate withdrawal from the West... Read more
30 Jan, 2024
West Africa leaders meet as region struggles with coups
Abuja – West African leaders meet on Sunday for talks with the region in deepening crisis, after four countries... Read more
10 Dec, 2023
Niger to let Burkina, Mali to intervene on its soil if attacked
Niamey, Niger – The officers who took power in Niger last month said Thursday they would authorise the armies... Read more
25 Aug, 2023
