West Africa

French aid group, the Agency for Technical Development and Cooperation, says several of its workers were among those killed during...

“Passengers, mostly from sub-Saharan Africa and including Guineans, were stranded on the boat and began suffering from extreme dehydration,” the...

As militant groups spread across the Sahel, the West African nation of Niger went on a U.S.-backed military spending spree...

"These resignations will pave the way for by-elections," the ECOWAS leaders said.

The meeting was summoned in line with the outcome of Thursday’s meeting of the ECOWAS leaders in Bamako, Mali.

As ECOWAS’ Special Envoy to Mali, the former president will be accompanying a High-Level Mission of five west African Heads...

ECOWAS Parliament says medical personnel are already mastering the different stages and administering the right treatment for COVID-19.

It also recommended the establishment of a technical committee to be set up by ECOWAS to monitor the implementation of...

The five judges of the court include Edward Asante (Ghana) President, Gberi-be Ouattara (Cote D’Ivoire) Vice President, Dupe Atoki (Nigeria),...

Ex-President Jammeh and wife are accused of buying a mansion in Potomac, Maryland.

Mr Jonathan's appointment was communicated to him by Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, President of the ECOWAS Commission.

The health authorities had treated and discharged 619 more people, bringing the number of recovered cases to 19,831, while the...

Mr Coulibaly, 61, died on Wednesday evening after falling ill at a ministerial meeting.

A number of government appointees and members of the president’s New Patriotic Party (NPP) have so far tested positive for...

The sub-regional body would hold a meeting of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government to ensure that...

Mr Sall had taken the COVID-19 test after being exposed to coronavirus and the results came back negative.

Justice Asante said the resumption of court sessions on June 22, 2020, was possible because of the substantial investment in...

The CDD said once reparation regulations are finalised, the details should also be simplified and communicated across media.

ECOWAS says reopening of the borders is for movement of humanitarian personnel, medical supplies and equipment and essential goods in...

Data from the NERC shows that the three West African countries received a total invoice of N32.04 billion for the...

Authorities arrested Sabou, editor with the privately owned Niger Search news website and manager of the Mides-Niger news website, on...

The victims were killed at a military checkpoint near the border with Burkina Faso.

The number of recovered cases increased to 3,824 with 69 more recoveries recorded

Nearly 200 people including IDPs unlawfully killed or forcibly disappeared between February and March 2020.

"Samuel Wazizi’s friends, family, colleagues, and lawyers have unsuccessfully sought answers about his arrest from the Cameroonian government for far...