ECOWAS assured that passports and identity cards bearing its logo will remain valid for travel within the region.

The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was established in 1975 with the aim of promoting economic integration ...

A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS.

AN AMBUSH by a “group of criminals” killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the country’s border with Burkina Faso this week, Niger’s military rulers said on Wednesday.

Three junta-led nations have left the regional economic bloc ECOWAS, citing alleged French influence on the group. Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are increasingly turning to Russia as an ally.

By Favour Ulebor, Abuja Despite the official withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the regional bloc has announced that citizens and ...

This will happen on Wednesday, all three countries having ignored ECOWAS's call to extend the period by six months to try to ...

Although the departure of the three countries greatly diminishes the bloc's area, the member states' combined economic output will be reduced by just 8%, as Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso are among ...

The same month, militants of an Islamic State group affiliate — known as Islamic State Sahel Province — likely shot and killed 21 passengers on a bus in the Arboudji village, near the border with ...