The Economic Community of West African states (Ecowas) is set to mark 50 years in May 2025. It was established in 1975 by 16 member states. Though seven of the founding leaders had ascended to power ...

Accra, April 23, GNA – As the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) begins its year-long Golden Jubilee Celebration, Dr Omar Alieu Touray, ECOWAS Commission President, has outlined the ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has begun planning the relocation of several key institutions currently based in countries that are part of the breakaway Alliance of Sahel ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is set to establish a joint counter-terrorism force as part of renewed efforts to confront the growing threat of violent extremism across the sub ...

Sierra Leonian President and ECOWAS Chair Julius Bio meets with Burkina Faso’s junta leader, Ibrahim Traore, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Sept. 16, 2025 (official photo by Presidency of Sierra Leone) ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) headquarters in Abuja - Copyright AFP - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) headquarters in ...

The federal government has rolled out the ECOWAS National Biometric Identity Cards (ENBIC) to foster the ease of doing business, promote economic prosperity, and enhance security within the sub-region ...

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on 16 September 2025. Four out of Africa’s 24 countries which have laws that criminalize blasphemy are in West Africa – Nigeria, Gambia, Cape Verde ...