The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has launched four significant projects worth approximately €110 million, aimed at strengthening regional peace and stability, supporting ...

At a meeting in Nigeria, leaders from the 15-nation Economic Community of West African States said they would send 3,300 soldiers to wrest control of northern Mali from Islamist extremists.

It is with a deep sense of honour and responsibility that I announce Nigeria’s readiness to host the WAES 2025 under the ...

Philippine Ambassador Presents Letter of Credence as Permanent Representative to the Economic Community of West African ...

O Wednesday, May 28, 2025, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) rolled out the drums to celebrate its landmark 50th anniversary in Lagos, ...

Nigeria has extended invitations to Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali to attend the 2025 West Africa Economic Summit, despite ...

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 ...

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger — each now led by a junta — left in January, causing the biggest split to the body since its formation, reducing the bloc to 12 members. The trio formed the Alliance of ...

Nigeria is set to host the highly anticipated West Africa Economic Summit (WAES) at the Abuja International Conference Centre ...

General Yakubu Gowon (rtd) is the only surviving leader among the original signatories of the treaty that established the ECOWAS, ...