The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is one of eight Regional Economic Communities (RECs) recognized by the ...

What is ECOWAS and what does it do? Widely seen as West Africa’s leading political and regional authority, the 15-nation bloc ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has been asked not to close the door of further engagement with ...

Last Wednesday, an official announcement was that three West African countries under military rule have officially left the regional bloc, The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS ...

ECOWAS also announced that its "doors remain open" to the departing nations and urged the remaining 12 member states to continue to support them. "I think that ECOWAS has taken a pragmatic ...

THE Presidency said yesterday that some West African countries that opted out of the Economic Community of West African ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has dismissed 135 employees in a single day, without prior notice, ...

The most senior Liberian lawmaker at the ECOWAS Parliament, Senator Edwin Snowe, has stated that the regional legislative body will not adhere to the recent decision by the majority bloc of Liberia's ...

The bloc, however, said that it has also decided to “keep ECOWAS’ doors open,” and requested member nations to continue to accord the trio their membership privileges, including free ...

It is instructive to state that these external contributions do not determine the policies or priorities of ECOWAS. The ...

He stressed that the establishment of the council is a crucial step in strengthening health security in West Africa ...

The exit of the three Sahelian states thus provides a unique and rare opportunity for ECOWAS to develop without the baggage of its non-democratic members holding it down. To begin with ...