Five former African heads of state gathered in Kara, northern Togo, on Wednesday to pay tribute to the late President Gnassingbé Eyadéma, exactly 20 years after his passing.

The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the bloc — now left with 12 member countries — was the culmination of a ...

Togo is now ranked 15th on the list of the world's easiest countries for starting a business. A 95 is the highest score the country received. There was a 1 point drop in the latest DB report (compared ...

Two West African nations, after military takeovers, are reportedly taking steps to rejoin ECOWAS within the six-month ...

Students of every background experienced a little bit of West African culture through food, music and dancing.

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An Interpol co-ordinated border security operation in West Africa saw 45 arrests and the seizure of drugs, counterfeit ...

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The Trump administration's decision to suspend American aid to foreign countries for 90 days has caught many African governments off guard. In the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), ...

The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States takes effect on Wednesday after a year of political tensions, fracturing the region and leaving the ...

But the texts of the West African organisation required one ... If ECOWAS loses a fourth member such as Togo, with maritime access, "we can wonder in what state it will be able to survive ...