Razak Kiribou, PhD student, Haramaya University. He receives funding from Partnership for skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Regional Scholaship Inovation Fund (PASET-RSIF).

Burkina Faso in 2022 and Mali in 2020. After the Niger coup, Ecowas imposed crippling sanctions on the country, such as ...

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 ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are increasingly turning to Russia as an ally. The withdrawal "has become effective today," ECOWAS said in a statement. All three nations, which in September created ...

By late 2024, the AES had already committed to maintaining free movement with ECOWAS. Following their official withdrawal on January 29, 2025, all eyes are now on how relations between the two blocs ...