The prospect of the eco, a unified currency proposed for the 15 member states of the ECOWAS, has stirred excitement across ...

The Sahelian State Exodus, Regional Stability and Nigeria Leadership Litmus Test - Can Abuja Steer a New Path?

Ecowas had set a deadline of 2027 for the creation of its single currency, the eco, but its member states are still a long way from achieving convergence criteria. In September 2024, the block decided ...

Today marks the expiration of the six-month grace period the Economic Community of West African States gave ...

The exit of the three Sahelian states thus provides a unique and rare opportunity for ECOWAS to develop without their baggage ...

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will this year launch a transit scheme for trucks moving along the ...

President Trump’s executive orders serve as a wake-up call for African leaders, demanding that they put public service and ...

More recently, the spectre of similar currency restrictions, coupled with ECOWAS sanctions, has hung over the revisionist ... The most concrete alternative that has been proposed is a single common ...

For example, single windows are being created to finance entrepreneurship ... where integration remains limited despite regional blocs like ECOWAS or WAEMU. Ironically, Africa is often perceived as a ...