For several centuries, West Africa has experienced mental, social, political and spiritual upheavals that have shaped its ...

Celebrations marking 50 years of the Economic Community of West African States – known as Ecowas – began in Ghana this week, ...

Despite its current crisis, Ecowas can look back on successes in integration, peace and security, and good governance.

Our human species emerged in Africa around 300,000 years ago but scientists don't yet have a clear picture of what kind of ...

The international police agency Interpol says that police raids have rescued 33 West Africans from a human trafficking ring ...

The Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central has shared photos of the huge mall he would build in his constituency, which would ...

Ivory Coast opposition leader Tidjane Thiam said on Wednesday he would fight on to run in the West African nation's ...

President John Dramani Mahama has urged West African nations to embrace renewed dialogue and cooperation, stressing that the ...

Nigeria’s Ambassador to ECOWAS, Musa Nuhu, has lamented the challenges faced by West African ... Nuhu called on African leaders to make payment systems more seamless for the people of Africa.

The great-great grandson of 19th-century British prime minister William Gladstone says he "shocked and horrified" to learn ...

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has urged ECOWAS nations to deepen economic cooperation and support intra-regional trade, emphasizing that the African ...

Christians in Nigeria face ongoing Islamist violence this Easter. One expert is urging the U.S. to label Nigeria a "country ...