The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) comprised of Mali Burkina Faso and Niger have rejected the timeline issues by the Economic ...

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger had military coups in recent years and plan to leave the West African region bloc. At talks in ...

The withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger from the West African regional bloc is now confirmed and will be negotiated ...

West African leaders are giving the three Sahel countries led by military governments six months to reconsider their decision ...

The Nigerian government gave the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) what appeared to be a pleasant surprise ...

The three countries are land-locked and will need the cooperation of Ghana, Nigeria and Benin to traverse in international ...

The Advisory Board of the African Sustainability Awards, in partnership with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural ...

ECOWAS, West Africa's leading regional bloc, is grappling with a profound crisis as military juntas from Niger, Mali, and ...

West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS has approved an exit timeline for three coup-hit nations. It comes after a nearly yearlong ...

Leaders of the West African regional grouping, Ecowas, have approved the withdrawal of three countries ruled by the military ...

Bloomberg’s West Africa Reporter Katarina Hoije joins Jennifer Zabasajja to explain why the countries want to leave ECOWAS and what the future looks like for West Africa diplomacy  For more stories ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Omar Touray, president of the ECOWAS Commission, left, Gambia’s ...