ECOWAS

ECOWAS

ECOWAS heads of state and representatives pose for a group photograph during the 68th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government in Abuja, Nigeria, December 14, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Marvellous Durowaiye

West African bloc rejects Guinea-Bissau's military transition plan

Guinea-Bissau’s coup is the ninth in West and Central Africa in five years, deepening concerns over democratic backsliding in a region already grappling with insecurity and political instability

The ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defense staff brief the press on plans to deploy its standby force to the Republic of Niger, in Accra, Ghana, August 18, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko

West Africa's ECOWAS rejects Niger junta's proposed three-year delay for elections

The ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defense staff brief the press on plans to deploy its standby force to the Republic of Niger, in Accra, Ghana, August 18, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko

West African bloc meets Niger's ousted president, junta leader in Niamey

General Abdourahmane Tiani, who was declared as the new head of state of Niger by leaders of a coup, arrives to meet with ministers in Niamey, Niger on 28 July 2023. File Photo: Reuters

Niger hit with more sanctions as junta rebuffs latest diplomatic mission

Top US official traveled to Niger and held 'difficult' talks with junta officials

Top US official traveled to Niger and held 'difficult' talks with junta officials

Niger's junta supporters take part in a demonstration near an air base in Niamey, Niger, August 5, 2023. REUTERS/Mahamadou Hamidou

Niger closes airspace as it refuses to reinstate president

Leaders from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) pose during an extraordinary summit to hear reports from the recent missions to Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea, following military coups in those countries, in Accra, Ghana March 25, 2022. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko

West African leaders set deadlines for 'recalcitrant' coup-hit states

Economic Community Of West African States flags are pictured during a Nigeria, Benin and Niger foreign ministers meeting on Nigeria's border closure in Abuja, Nigeria 14 November 2019. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde/File Photo

West African bloc says will not abandon Burkina Faso after coup