What the African elites lack most is the courage to use their “own reason.” This, despite how modern they like to think of ...

The CFA franc (Franc des Colonies Francais d’Afrique) was introduced in 1945, well before France’s decolonization in the late 1950s, as a way for France to control the economies of its African ...

Vibrant, colorful and full of character, Mexico is one of North America’s most exciting tourist destinations. This large ...

Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), and Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS). However, I must clearly and strongly state that none of these funders have at any time sought ...

LAGOS, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday announced the formal exit of junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger from the bloc following their ...

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger End Citizens' Access to West African Regional Court When announcing ... its "doors open" and requested its member states continue to allow free movement and trade ...

Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group, which was a West African Military force established by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). This was quite active in ...

Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria Yu Dunhai has said political leaders in West Africa ... civilization grows from its own national condition. For instance, the civilization of the United States ...

Widely seen as West Africa’s leading political and regional authority, the 15-nation bloc was formed in 1975 to “promote economic integration” among its member states. The bloc has also ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), after more than a year of diplomatic tensions. Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger broke away from the Economic Community of West African States ...