This development further signalled the deterioration of relations between ECOWAS and three estranged Sahelian nations.

The goal of the $15 billion Lagos-Abidjan Corridor Highway Development Project is to finalize and approve the design. On Saturday, heads of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) met ...

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger collectively declared their withdrawal from the 15-nation ECOWAS, alleging that it undermines ...

And will ECOWAS, in the current political climate in both Nigeria (the group’s powerhouse) and in the sub-region (given the exit of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from the group, and its aftermath ...

Burkina Faso announced earlier this month that it was rolling out new passports without the ECOWAS logo. "In the coming days, a new biometric passport of the AES (Alliance of Sahel States ...

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger — all led by military juntas — have announced plans to introduce a new biometric passport. It’s the latest step in their withdrawal from the regions’ main bloc of nations: ...

Sana stated, “This passport does not feature the ECOWAS logo or any mention of ECOWAS ... President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria, who currently chairs ECOWAS, has been actively trying to persuade ...

This development further signalled the deterioration of relations between ECOWAS and three estranged Sahelian nations.

B urkina Faso has introduced a new biometric passport without the logo of the Economic Community of West African States, further solidifying its break from the regional bloc. The move comes after ...