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.

The Chiefs of Defence Staff of the Economic Community of West African States have reiterated their commitment to regional security, vowing to enhance peacekeeping and counter-terrorism efforts across ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

March 2 (Reuters) - Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo threatened to expel a political mission sent to his country by the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS), the political ...

Lawmakers in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament have renewed their calls for electoral reforms to strengthen democracy in the region. Speaking at the 1st ...

Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, has stated that to effectively address the security challenges in the West African sub-region, collective efforts from all affected countries are ...