ECOWAS

Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Abuja, Nigeria.

ECOWAS at 49: Successes in regional integration, despite emerging challenges

ECOWASInterview with Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah, ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security.

Billboard promoting peace in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso. Photo: IRIN/Chris Simpson

Ban urges calm, inclusive dialogue as mass protests sweep Burkina Faso capital

Building peace from the ground up

elections democracy

Key roles for civil society in keeping violence at bay

Symbolic burning of arms following Guinea-Bissau’s civil war

Reform of Guinea-Bissau’s military at the crossroads

Guinea-Bissau ECOWAS