ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES Archives

Sahelian Nations’ Withdrawal from Regional Bodies Weakens Counterterrorism Fight

Global UpfrontMar 11, 2025March 11, 20250

By ADF As the Sahel’s three junta-led governments increasingly turn inward, their absence from regional organizations is hampering counterterrorism efforts across West Africa, according to

ECOWAS Breakup Could Push Up Food Prices And Worsen Hunger In West Africa

Global UpfrontFeb 20, 2025February 20, 20250

By Danielle Resnick The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) lost three of its founding members on 29 January 2025. Burkina Faso, Mali and

Before We Call It ECO-WAS

Global UpfrontFeb 2, 2025February 2, 20250

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In the aftermath of the announcement on 28 January 2024 by Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Republic denouncing the Revised Treaty

Tinubu And The Future Of ECOWAS

Global UpfrontDec 17, 2024December 17, 20240

Tuesday with Reuben Abati Two major meetings were held over the weekend that just passed that have implications for the future of the Economic Community

A Splinter In The Sahel: Can The Divorce With ECOWAS Be Averted?

Global UpfrontDec 5, 2024December 5, 20240

What is happening? In September 2023, military-led governments in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger established a new defence and security cooperation body, the Alliance of

Can ECOWAS Revive Its Counter-terrorism Efforts?

Global UpfrontDec 2, 2024December 2, 20240

By Sampson Kwarkye, December 2, 2024 In 2019, leaders of West African countries adopted the ambitious 2020-2024 Priority Action Plan to Eradicate Terrorism in the

Rethinking Responses To Coups In West Africa

Global UpfrontOct 29, 2024October 29, 20240

By Aissatou Kante, ISS Africa ECOWAS should use its special summit on regional integration in 2025 to reconsider its approach to managing coups. Recurrent coups

Subversion Of Democracy By Presidents Responsible For Coups In West Africa, Says Professor Jibrin

Global UpfrontOct 8, 2024October 8, 20240

A Professor of Political Science and member of the Electoral Reform Committee initiated by late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Ibrahim Jibrin, has said that the

ECOWAS Summit: 6 Steps The Leaders Can Take To Restore Stability And Growth in West Africa

Global UpfrontJul 8, 2024July 8, 20240

Olayinka Ajala, Leeds Beckett University This year’s summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) takes place against a challenging environment for the

Over 7,000 Killed January-May 2024 In 800 Terrorists’ Attacks In West Africa – Nigeria

Global UpfrontJul 4, 2024July 4, 20240

Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has urged the Economic Community of West African States to unite in addressing the causes of insecurity