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Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
The 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is a regional political and economic bloc. The group is facing an existential crisis after Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger announced ...
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Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Launches the Review of the Regional Food Security Storage Strategy
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Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) unites 11 Member States in historic gender-inclusive African Wrestling tournament
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Posts claiming trio of states in Sahel launched a common currency are false
The creation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) by Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to pursue economic and security ...
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ECOWAS extends invitation to Alliance of Sahel States on security/humanitarian spheres
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has invited the three Alliance of Sahel States (AES) – Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, for cooperation in the security and humanitarian spheres, ...
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Bad timing for an African trade war
The decision by the military-led Alliance of Sahel States to impose a 0.5% tariff on goods from rival ECOWAS nations has ...
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Ghana to host Extraordinary ECOWAS Council of Ministers Meeting as part of 50th anniversary launch
Ghana will host an Extraordinary Meeting of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Council of Ministers on April 22–23 in Accra, marking the official launch of the Community’s 50th ...
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Mahama to launch ECOWAS golden jubilee celebrations in Accra on April 22
Accra is set to become the focal point of regional celebration on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, as the Economic Community of West ...
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West Africa’s version of Brexit is as bad an idea
By July Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will have quit the 15-strong Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). While the specifics are rather different from the UK’s 2016 decision to ...
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Navigating a path beyond regional division is essential for West Africa’s security
The split between the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Alliance of Sahel States (Alliance des États du Sahel – AES), formalized by the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali and ...
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Burkina Faso
The Economic Community of West African States hopes to use this time to convince the three nations to stay in the bloc. Groups with links to al-Qaeda and ISIL accused of ‘massacring villagers ...
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A currency union encompassing all of West Africa promises benefits but faces a multitude of obstacles
Would strong regional central banks or even a continental central bank have helped? The regional experience of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) gives a glimpse of what is needed ...