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  • Published on 17:45 GMT

    Nigeria to become world's 5th richest country in 50 years

    ECOWAS says Nigeria could become the world’s fifth richest economy within 50 years if West African countries improve regional trade, economic integration and movement of goods. An ECOWAS commissioner projected that Nigeria could become the world’s fifth …

    Source: Pulse - Neutral
  • Published on 13:43 GMT

    What's behind the latest fighting in Mali?

    Fighting has continued across Mali since Tuareg separatists and an al-Qaeda-affiliated coalition launched a surprise attack on the country’s military junta last month.  Fighters from the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) and Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal- …

    Source: Middle East Eye - Indeterminate
  • Published on May 18, 2026

    Nigeria to become world’s 5th richest country - Côte d’Ivoire to overtake France

    Speaking during the 2026 First Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja, Dr Kalilou Sylla, the bloc’s Commissioner for Economic Affairs and Agriculture, said forecasts from the United Nations and unnamed global universities pointed to a …

    Source: Business Insider Africa - Neutral
  • Published on May 17, 2026

    The Great Scramble Reversed: France Lost, Russia Winning But...

    A Region Remade For more than six decades, France treated West Africa as a strategic backyard a constellation of former colonies held in orbit through military bases, currency arrangements, and carefully cultivated political elites. It was an arrangement …

    Source: Modern Ghana - Neutral
  • Published on May 18, 2026

    Impact Of The Sahel Crisis On West Africa

    By Iyi-Ife Victor Adegbulugbe The Sahel region of Africa has become one of the world’s most dangerous and unstable security zones. Stretching across states such as Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and parts of Nigeria, the region is now the epicentre of …

    Source: Leadership - Neutral
  • Published on May 18, 2026

    Africa Water Vision 2063: OWORAC cautions against water privatisation

        Urges community participation in implementation   The Our Water Our Right Africa Coalition (OWORAC) has raised concerns about Africa’s growing push towards water privatisation and the seeming exclusion of affected communities and groups in the …

    Source: Nigerian Current - Pending
  • Published on May 18, 2026

    Is the Sahel About to Fall?

    Mali exploded into violence on April 25, when a major, coordinated terrorist offensive erupted across every major region of the country at essentially the same time. This in a country over five times larger than the United Kingdom. This was the largest …

    Source: theTrumpet - Pending
  • Published on May 17, 2026

    The Sahel: history repeats itself

    A new paradigm of military governance The institutionalisation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) Burkina Faso: The institutionalisation of the "Charter of the Revolution" Mali: The collapse of security and the blow to the heart of power The …

    Source: Atalayar - Indeterminate
  • Published on May 17, 2026

    Can Mali find a path out of prolonged conflict?

    Since coordinated attacks launched on April 25, Mali’s security situation has remained highly volatile, with armed groups intensifying assaults on military positions and key infrastructure across several regions. The violence escalated further following …

    Source: Sunday World - Neutral
  • Published on May 15, 2026

    ECOWAS strengthens social cohesion in Benin: Project monitoring mission impact

    Africa AS part of the Regional Stabilization and Development Fund, FRSD, a delegation from the ECOWAS Commission is conducting a major field mission in Benin from May 6 to 15, 2026. This mission is part of the IMPACT-ECOWAS project (“Improved Access to …

    Source: Realnews Magazine - Indeterminate
  • Published on May 15, 2026

    ECOWAS conducts high-level monitoring mission to Guinea-Bissau

    Africa AS part of the Regional Stabilization and Development Fund, FRSD, Project, a joint mission comprising representatives from ECOWAS, KfW, and GIZ conducted a technical inspection and provisional acceptance tour of key infrastructure projects across …

    Source: Realnews Magazine - Indeterminate
  • Published on May 15, 2026

    ECOWAS Parliament adopts resolution banishing children from streets

    Africa THE ECOWAS Parliament has adopted a resolution directing member states to take immediate action toward protecting street children, ending child exploitation, and banishing them from the streets in the sub-region. The lawmakers adopted the landmark …

    Source: Realnews Magazine - Indeterminate
  • Published on May 13, 2026

    Africa: What does France really want?

    Stay connected via Google News I like Emmanuel Macron. I really do. But I am not too sure if I like his country, France. Let me quickly qualify my opinion of Macron, and of France. My opinion might come across as contradictory about the man and his country …

    Source: The Cable - Neutral
  • Published on May 18, 2026

    Senbatt’ 9 honours Senegalese troops in Gambia

    - Advertisement - By Aminata Kuyateh The Ecowas Mission in The Gambia (Ecomig), through its 9th Senegalese Battalion, on Friday held a medal parade in Kanfenda honouring Senegalese troops and the Senegalese Formed Police Unit for their service and …

    Source: The Standard Gambia - Neutral
  • Published on May 13, 2026

    French president says France should have pressed Sahel's “leaders more forcefully”

    Speaking recently in an interview with FRANCE 24, RFI, and TV5Monde on France’s troubled role in the region, Macron acknowledged that while its military was present in the countries that now make up the Alliance of the Sahel States, including Burkina Faso …

    Source: Business Insider Africa - Neutral
  • Published on May 18, 2026

    The Sahel’s Security Map Exposes the AES Myth

    There is one document that no junta press conference can censor, no hired influencer can spin, and no state television anchor can reframe. It is the current security map of the Sahel, compiled from open-source intelligence platforms and conflict-monitoring …

    Source: Modern Ghana - Neutral
  • Published on May 6, 2026

    Mali, alone in the storm: The strategic risk behind the Sahel bloc’s ECOWAS withdrawal

    Stay connected via Google News In the theatre of geopolitics, timing is everything, and miscalculation can be fatal. The decision by the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger (all under military rules) to sever ties with …

    Source: The Cable - Neutral
  • Published on May 18, 2026

    The map does not lie: How AES failed the sahel

    Stay connected via Google News BY OUMAROU SANOU Five years of military rule in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have produced not sovereignty but collapse. No propaganda can survive the evidence of the May 2026 security map. There is one document that no …

    Source: The Cable - Neutral
  • Published on May 5, 2026

    ECOWAS household liquefied petroleum gas initiative officially launched in Sierra Leone

    Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 May 2026: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has officially launched the ECOWAS LPG 20/20 Initiative on 28 April 2026 in Freetown, Sierra Leone. According to ECOWAS statement, this marks a major step …

    Source: Sierra Leone Telegraph - Neutral

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  • Published on April 28, 2026 - 10:04 GMT

    ECOWAS Pushes for Unified Regional Effort to Eradicate Malaria

    (MENAFN) The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has urged member countries to strengthen coordinated regional policies aimed at fully eliminating malaria, according to reports. The appeal came during the 27th Ordinary Meeting of Health …

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  • Published on April 28, 2026 - 09:31 GMT

    ECOWAS Urges West Africa to Completely Eradicate Malaria

    (MENAFN) The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) issued a forceful call Sunday for a sweeping reinforcement of regional strategies aimed at the full elimination of malaria — one of the continent's most persistent and deadly public health …

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  • Published on January 30, 2026 - 15:47 GMT

    ECOWAS Removes Sanctions on Guinea Following 2021 Coup

    (MENAFN) The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced on Wednesday that it has lifted all remaining sanctions against Guinea, originally imposed after the 2021 military coup, according to a statement from the bloc. The decision was made …

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  • Published on April 12, 2026 - 22:00 GMT

    Benin Heads to Polls to Elect New President

    (MENAFN) Voters across Benin streamed to polling stations Sunday to cast ballots in a presidential race that analysts have already characterized as having a "foregone outcome," with the ruling coalition's candidate widely expected to emerge …

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  • Published on January 7, 2026 - 03:09 GMT

    ECOWAS urges international community to respect integrity of Venezuela

    (MENAFN) The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called on the international community to uphold Venezuela’s independence and territorial integrity following a US military operation that resulted in the capture of President Nicolas …

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  • Published on January 7, 2026 - 03:17 GMT

    ECOWAS Demands Respect for Venezuela’s Territorial Integrity

    (MENAFN) The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) called on the global community Sunday to "respect the independence and territorial integrity" of Venezuela following a U.S. military strike that resulted in the detention of …

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