2 days ago · In a huge blow to Ecowas, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are leaving to forge ahead with their own group. ... Prior to Wednesday's shake-up, the bloc had 15 members, including …

1 day ago · 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 …

1 day ago · ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said …

1 day ago · ABUJA, Nigeria -- The three junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said …

Free movement, social and Humanitarian Affairs, Infrastructure and Digitalization Economic Affairs, Free Movement and Agriculture. ECOWAS was established on 28th May 1975 through …

1 day ago · Ecowas - which stands for the Economic Community of West African States - was founded in 1975 in a bid to improve economic and political integration in West Africa.

1 day ago · The alliance, the Economic Community of West African States, offers its members visa-free travel, favorable trade tariffs and access to a $702 billion market for the region’s 400 …

Considered one of the pillar regional blocs of the continent-wide African Economic Community (AEC), the stated goal of ECOWAS is to achieve "collective self-sufficiency " for its member …

1 day ago · Members stand for the arrival of dignitaries at a joint press conference by African Union (AU) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) electoral observers …

The ECOWAS promotes cooperation and integration among West African states in various sectors including peace, security, and economic development.