Following the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, the Republic of Mali and the Republic of Niger from the Economic Community of West ...

This is despite the official exit of these three countries from ECOWAS on January 29, to focus on their own bloc known as the ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has told its member states to recognise the international passports of citizens of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, despite the countries' exit ...

An Austrian woman, 73, has been kidnapped in Agadez, Niger. This incident marks the first abduction of a European citizen in the country since the 2023 military coup. The Austrian embassy in ...

ECOWAS assured that passports and identity cards bearing its logo will remain valid for travel within the region.

The three countries led by military regimes formally notified ECOWAS of their desire for “immediate” withdrawal. But the texts of the West African organisation required one year’s notice for it ...

The Niger State Government has excluded places of worship, old people’s homes, correctional facilities, Emir’s palaces and residences of senior citizens from its planned land use charges in ...