Opinion - ECOWAS, under the stewardship of President Tinubu, helped in stabilising democracy in some West African countries in transition, leading to improved electoral and governance practices ...

ABIDJAN: An attack by suspected extremists has killed “dozens” of civilians in Niger in the latest massacre to plague the ...

Leaders from the west African bloc ECOWAS on Sunday admitted during talks in the Nigerian capital that the region was in ...

Explore Foreign Affairs ’ coverage of the domestic politics and international relations of the region that includes Benin, ...

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

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

The International Criminal Court is reviewing a confidential legal report arguing that the Russia-linked Wagner group has ...

The International Criminal Court is reviewing a confidential legal report asserting that the Russia-linked Wagner group has ...

Several hundred armed men, many on motorbikes, attacked a Niger army base near the border with Mali, leaving at least 34 soldiers dead and 14 wounded, the Defence Ministry said.

More than 200 gunmen on motorbikes have attacked a Niger army base near the border with Mali, leaving at least 34 soldiers ...

A coordinated attack by hundreds of armed men killed 34 Nigerien soldiers and wounded 14 more in the western town of ...