The West Africa Democracy Solidarity (WADEMOS) Network has appealed to ECOWAS and the Alliance of Sahelian States, to enhance negotiations and dialogue in the interest of regional co-operation, peace ...

Disinformation campaigns are exploding across Africa, with Russia believed to be the main instigator. DW untangles how their methods and objectives differ from region to region, and how effective the ...

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 ...

Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request ...

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have officially withdrawn from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), following months of tense relati ...

Supporters of the military junta take part in a march to celebrate Niger's withdrawal from the Economic Community of West ...

Burkina Faso is leaving the West African regional bloc ECOWAS to join counterterrorism forces with Niger and Mali. The junta ...

Opinion - Last Wednesday, an official announcement was that three West African countries under military rule have officially left the regional bloc, The Economic Community of West African States ...

The Malian army said it has killed a local terrorist leader, operating in central Mali and several other terrorists, during ...

Dozens of people were killed in a crowd crush at the world’s largest religious gathering in India early Wednesday, as tens of ...

The three countries, led by military governments, cited ECOWAS's alleged alignment with former colonial powers and failure to ...