A map released on Monday illustrates how widespread ... The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) set the military junta the deadline of midnight on Sunday to relinquish power ...

In January, the West African nations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger completed their year-long process of exiting the ...

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 Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) faces growing threats of terrorism, climate change, military coups, ...

ECOWAS aims to achieve “collective self-sufficiency” for its member states by creating a single trade bloc and building a full economic and trading union. Nigeria, the biggest country in West ...

known as ECOWAS. They said that they are creating their own confederation. The three countries, all ruled by military leaders friendly to Russia, span more than half of the bloc’s geographic ...

ECOWAS president Omar Alieu Touray told reporters in Nigeria's capital Abuja that despite the split, the bloc hopes to still collaborate with the countries in tackling some of the region's ...

By Saikou Jammeh Reporting from Dakar, Senegal Three military-ruled countries have officially withdrawn from the West African regional alliance known as ECOWAS, the bloc said on Wednesday ...