Before It Becomes ECO-WAS ...

Within ECOWAS, there’s an institution known as the Community Court of Justice. Since 2005, this Court has had jurisdiction to ...

A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS.

Disinformation campaigns are exploding across Africa, with Russia believed to be the main instigator. DW explains how the ...

Ladislaus Ludesche examines the marginalisation of the Global South in USA’s most widely covered news programme (ABC World ...

In the aftermath of the announcement on January 28, 2024 by Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Republic ...

In the aftermath of the announcement on 28 January 2024 by Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Republic denouncing the Revised Treaty of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and leaving ...

The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara ...

French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent remarks about African countries’ "ingratitude" for France’s role in ...

Forecasts suggest that by 2100, a majority of the world’s babies will be African, leading to predictions of an African ...

France military withdrawals provide West African states with a long overdue opportunity to assert their sovereignty But there ...

As we speak, the news cycle in Nigeria is being dominated by the activities of a new Islamic State (IS)- linked group called Lakurawa, comprising insurgents from Mali, Burkina Faso, and Chad ...