The levy, which took effect last Friday, applies to all goods from ECOWAS member states entering any of the three nations, except for humanitarian aid.The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), a recently ...

Breakaway Alliance of Sahel States (AES) – Mali, Niger Republic and Burkina Faso – widened the gulf between them and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member nations yesterday.

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have introduced a 0.5% levy on goods imported from Nigeria and other countries in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have imposed a 0.5% levy on imports, funding their breakaway union and marking a significant ...

Disputes surrounding the schedule of presidential and parliamentary elections are fueling the struggle for power and influence in Guinea-Bissau. Efforts by ...

West African neighbours Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced a new 0.5% levy on imported goods as they seek to fund a ...

A delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), led by Nigeria’s Ibrahim Gambari, has begun efforts ...

Niger entrenched military rule for another five years this week when junta leader, Abdourahamane Tchiani, who seized power in a 2023 military coup, was named president for the next five years. During ...

SharePresident Bola Tinubu has received a briefing from the President of Ghana, John Mahama, who undertook to tour the Sahelian States on a peace mission. Recall that the three states, comprising ...

As Liberia remains mired in a tense political crisis, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has intervened ...