The new chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone, ...

THE Economic Community of West African States, a regional bloc consisting of 15 member countries—Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo ...

General Assimi Goita's approval of the measure had been widely expected for several days, and comes after the country's military-appointed legislative body passed the bill last week.

August 2025 makes it five years since Malian soldiers ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta in a coup d'état. While the ...

Mali's military leader Gen Assimi Goïta has been granted a five-year presidential term by the transitional parliament, which ...

In West African geopolitics, ECOWAS mdash;the Economic Community of West African States mdash;now finds itself perched on a precarious edge, caught between the weight of internal rebellion and ...

Terrorist groups are becoming more daring with increased attacks on military camps across the west Africa region.

He said his focus would include building the capacity of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) to be able to meet the ever-growing challenges of resourcing, governance and operations of NHRIs.

The move clears the way for Assimi Goita to lead Mali until at least 2030, despite pledge to return to civilian rule.

Mr Alfred Asiedu Adjei, the President of the National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG) has called on ECOWAS ...

Former Nigerian President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has urged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to ...