Niger’s junta leader, Abdourahamane Tiani, has been sworn in as president for a five-year transition period under a newly established charter, further cementing military rule in the country.

IN a few weeks, the Economic Community of West African States, established on 28 May 1975, will turn 50. It was established following the signing of the Treaty of Lagos. It aimed to promote economic ...

Nigerian traders at the Niger border are expressing their concerns about officials in Niamey rejecting ECOWAS passports. They ...

A Nigerian pro-democracy coalition, Concerned Nigerians in Defence of Democratic Governance, has petitioned the Economic ...

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The three Sahelian states’ split from ECOWAS is reducing security cooperation at a time when West Africa is battling numerous ...

West Africa is undergoing its own version of Brexit. By July Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will have quit the 15-strong ...

Togo is signalling a potential realignment in West African geopolitics as it openly explores joining the Alliance of Sahel ...

Greater Global South solidarity is the only viable solution in the face of the seismic political shifts in the West.

For years, Russia and its mercenaries seemed unstoppable as they gained footholds in numerous African countries, at the invitation of local governments.  They secured access to valuable raw materials ...

Countries are eligible to enter or leave the LDC category if they meet the defined inclusion or graduation thresholds of the criteria. The graduation thresholds are set higher than the thresholds ...

The countries that initially agreed to contribute, three of them are no longer with ECOWAS. So now ECOWAS will have to look back within its members to see who among them will augment the gap." ...