The regional bloc said that there is a need for members of ECOWAS to close ranks and fight all forms of threats against the region.

As the Economic Community of West African States marks its 50th anniversary, GIFT HABIB reflects on its journey from an economic union to a regional powerhouse, navigating both triumphs and trials ...

The Economic Community of West African States has activated its standby force to combat terrorism in the sub-region. The regional body had, in October last year, hinted at the establishment of a ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has activated its Standby Force to curb terrorism and other transborder crimes in the sub-region. Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru ...

Security analysts are praising ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, for activating its regional standby force but remain doubtful about its effectiveness following the recent ...

The Economic Community of Africa State (ECOWAS) has activated its Standby Force to fight terrorism and other transborder criminal activities in the subregion. Nigeria’s Minister of Defence ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has reinforced its commitment to tackling the pressing security, economic, and political challenges threatening the bloc’s unity and progress.

The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, announced this during the 43rd edition of the ordinary meeting of the ECOWAS Committee of the Chiefs of Defence, in Abuja on Tuesday.

A delegation from the Economic Community of West African States left Guinea-Bissau on March 1 after President Umaro Sissoco Embalo threatened to expel the mission, the regional bloc said in statement ...