Niger’s government says it will nationalize the Somaïr uranium venture operated by French company Orano over allegations that ...

Benue does not just need our sympathy. It needs an aggressive, coordinated, unrelenting investigative response.

BY AKINTUNDE BABATUNDE Another mass grave. Another set of families shattered. Another village burned to ashes. The ...

Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio has been chosen to be the next chairman of the West African economic bloc, ECOWAS.

A survey of Togolese citizens recently looked into perceptions of their government’s handling of the terrorist threat in the northern region and of the Alliance of Sahel States ...

New ECOWAS chair Julius Maada Bio inherits a bloc grappling with jihadist violence, military coups and a shrinking circle of ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is celebrating its 50th anniversary Wednesday. Beyond economics, the bloc took on a critical role in maintaining regional peace and security ...

Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio is appointed as the new chairman of ECOWAS, stepping into leadership during a ...

ECOWAS, which is uniquely positioned to confront terrorism, has already started to meet this challenge: In March, the bloc activated a 5,000-person standby force to combat terrorism in the ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it is currently facing integration challenges and seeks to address them by strengthening unity, solidarity, and fraternity within the bloc.