The attendant treaty was signed by Nigeria, Togo, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Benin ... ECOWAS acted swiftly and effectively through military interventions, with Nigeria assuming a leadership role in ...

The United States-led Africa Command has warned that terrorists are targeting the Nigerian and West African coastline to ...

At 50, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) deserves to celebrate itself, not just for turning a milestone, ...

The Commander of United States Africa Command, Gen Michael Langley, has raised the alarm over growing efforts by extremist groups and terrorists in the Sahel to gain access to West Africa’s coastline.

The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas), which was set up to promote trade and good governance across ...

The U.S. military’s top general in Africa said terrorist factions in the Sahel region have increased their presence so much ...

Attacks by Islamic militants are surging in western Africa, where the U.S. is struggling to track terrorist movements in the ...

The Sahel region in Africa is now the “epicenter of terrorism on the globe,” a four-star Marine Corps general warned Thursday ...

Stakeholders hopeful Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger will return to bloc • Gowon reminisces how ECOWAS started • Buhari hails founding fathers, cites health reasons for absence Critical stakeholders of the ...