Recognising the utility of an externally supported court to hold perpetrators accountable, ECOWAS leaders approved the establishment of the Special Tribunal for The Gambia in December 2024. This ...

The junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday. The previously announced withdrawal ...

The West African regional bloc ECOWAS has formally recognized the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso, after more than a year of diplomatic tensions. The latest development marks a ...

TASS/. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has legitimate grounds to intervene in Niger, where a coup has taken place, without the UN Security Council’s approval, ECOWAS ...

The Head of Communication at the ECOWAS Commission, Joel Ahofodji, had confirmed that letters had been sent requesting meetings with the junta-led governments of the three countries.

ECOWAS Pledges to 'Keep Door Open' After 3 Coup-Hit West African Nations Exit Regional Bloc ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally ...