The summit comes two weeks after the coup that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum from power, shaking the stability of the fragile nation. The ECOWAS, composed of 15 member nations, has expressed its ...

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is seeking President Adama Barrow's support for General Birame Diop to become the next ECOWAS Commission President, even as Faye faces a domestic political ...

- Pledges Strong Focus on Youth EmpowermentMonrovia, June 1, 2026--Liberia has officially submitted a bid to host the upcoming ECOWAS Youth Summit, with the Andy Bropleh Jallah Foundation vowing to ...

Despite making clear their intention to exit the bloc, ECOWAS still kept seats for leaders of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso at the Abuja summit on Sunday. ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and ...

President Muhammadu Buhari is attending the second virtual extraordinary summit of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) on the ...

ECOWAS Commission President Omar Touray, Senegalese President Basirou Diomaye Faye and Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar arrive for the ECOWAS Summit, in Abuja, Nigeria, Dec 15, 2024 (AP photo by ...

The West African regional bloc is lifting most sanctions imposed on Niger over last year’s coup, in a new push for dialogue following a series of political crises that have rocked the region in recent ...

Bamako [Mali], July 24 (Sputnik/ ANI): Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) nations will hold an emergency summit on Monday because of the failure of the mediation efforts ...

This year’s summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) takes place against a challenging environment for the regional bloc. Recent developments in the region have included coups, ...