The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development has announced approval of $100m in funding for the construction of a 47.7km stretch of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. This is a major boost to the ...

THE Economic Community of West African States, a regional bloc consisting of 15 member countries—Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Ivory Coast, The Gambia, ...

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has said the invitation extended to five African countries without Nigeria is a scathing ...

Today the relative peace and political stability in the Sahel region have come under serious threat made by the current Prime ...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has berated the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the failure of the ...

The exclusion of Nigeria from a high-profile US-Africa summit hosted by former President Donald Trump has drawn sharp ...

Five years after taking power by force, Mali's junta leader, General Assimi Goita, has abandoned his promise of a democratic ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reaffirmed India’s deep commitment to the BRICS alliance, underscoring its potential as a cornerstone in shaping a “more peaceful, equitable, just, democratic ...

For all the ambition that has long swirled around regional integration in West Africa, the reality has remained underwhelming. Trade among ECOWAS member states still lags just below 10%. In an era ...

U.S President Donald Trump has cast aspersion and scorn on President Maada Bio as done by his predecessor President Joe Biden ...

The Board of Directors of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) held its 92nd Ordinary Session on June 30, 2025. The Board approved a total amount of EUR 174 million and USD 125 ...

The 2024 crisis exposed structural faults at the core of the West African regional body. At 50, can the once-great ...