ECOWAS
BUSINESS
Black Winter: Sahel Power Calculus and Global Security Partnerships
Military strikes from Nigeria to Venezuela presage a turn towards a power calculus that increasingly sidelines the genuine spirit of sovereign partnership.
EUROPE
Diplomatic Immunity No Longer: What Mali’s Arrest Means for Europe
Mali’s arrest of a French embassy worker signals a new era in West Africa, where Sahel states push back against Western influence.
BUSINESS
France Out, Africa In: Senegal, ECOWAS, and Sahel Integration
As French troops pack up their bases in Dakar, could Senegal hold the key to healing West Africa's fractured regional order?
BUSINESS
From ASEAN Aspirations to Political Crisis: ECOWAS Turns 50
Fifty years of ECOWAS, and the biggest achievement might be teaching the Sahel countries exactly how not to run a regional economic bloc.
BUSINESS
New Sahel Alliance Tariffs Threaten ECOWAS and AfCFTA Goals
West Africa faces rising trade tensions as Sahel states impose new tariffs, disrupting regional unity and sparking economic instability.
Popular
IMF and EBRD: Can Big Cash Stop Economic Fallout?
As global conflicts disrupt energy markets, global banks prepare massive rescue funds for states struggling with rising prices and crippling debt burdens.
Iran Crisis Puts Ireland on the Sharp End
As oil stops flowing, Ireland's crisis warns that trade-led states are now on the global front line.
How the Iran Ceasefire is Realigning the Gulf and Europe
US-Iran ceasefire, GCC stability, Brent oil drop, and Lebanon escalation reshape Gulf strategy and global energy markets.
Thousands March Against East London’s Igbo King
A ceremonial king's crown in a South African port city left cars burning, a country apologising, and a lesson on diaspora politics.
EU Delays Fur Ban Despite 1.5M Signatures
The European Commission missed its March deadline on fur farming, leaving 1.5 million petition signatories and a collapsing industry both waiting for the same answer.
