Diplomatic tensions between Benin and its junta-led Sahel neighbours Niger and Burkina Faso have led to a security vacuum ...

The Ivorian government has firmly denied any links to alleged coupists in Burkina Faso after Abidjan was accused of harbouring the suspects.

Celebrations marking 50 years of the Economic Community of West African States - known as Ecowas - began in Ghana this week, ...

The Council of Ministers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is set to hold an Extraordinary Session ...

Despite its current crisis, Ecowas can look back on successes in integration, peace and security, and good governance.

When we spoke with Salif Keita before the Pandemic, he told us, not for the first time, that he was ready to retire from recording and performing. Not long afterwards, he released what he said would ...

Consumer goods as well as fuel and cocoa are all crossing Ghana’s northern border illegally, and in large volumes. It's costing the government billions of dollars in lost revenues. Ed Butler looks at ...

In this provocative book, Daly argues that militarism in Africa has historically been about more than power grabs.

Omar Alieu Touray, President of ECOWAS Commission, has expressed concern over the persistently-low levels of trade within ...

The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to addressing the insecurity confronting the country. Thec, Nuhu Ribadu, ...

The Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Council of Ministers, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has expressed confidence that the regional bloc will emerge stronger following the ...

Ed Butler travels to the northern Ghanaian border with Burkina Faso, and hears from cocoa smugglers who are operating in the region. (Image: A livestock market in northern Ghana. Traders, including ...