The Deep Blue Sea Project and the Nigerian Navy’s efforts represent one of the most ambitious national initiatives ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are due to officially exit the West African ECOWAS bloc of nations this month, one year after announcing their withdrawal. The bloc hopes to persuade them to remain ...

West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS has come to Nigeria's defence after claims by Niger that it was plotting to destabilise its neighbour. Niger's military leader General Abdourahamane Tchiani ...

military regimes of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso rejected the six-month withdrawal period granted by the Economic Community of West African States before their definitive withdrawal, seeing it as ...

Ecowas bloc extends six-month grace period for departing Sahel states West African leaders are giving the three Sahel countries led by military governments six months to reconsider their decision ...