The Economic Community of West African States is set to hold a meeting later this month to address the 0.5 per cent import ...

The foreign ministers were invited by their Russian peer Lavrov to the Moscow meeting which “represents an important step in establishing strategic, pragmatic, dynamic and supportive cooperation and ...

The levy, which took effect last Friday, applies to all goods from ECOWAS member states entering any of the three nations, except for humanitarian aid.The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), a recently ...

Breakaway Alliance of Sahel States (AES) – Mali, Niger Republic and Burkina Faso – widened the gulf between them and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member nations yesterday.

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have declared a new 0.5% tax on imports from Nigeria and other ECOWAS member countries.

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have introduced a 0.5% levy on goods imported from Nigeria and other countries in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) is imposing a 0.5% tax on imports from outside the bloc to finance its activities. Customs authorities in each country will collect the funds, with exemptions for ...

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have imposed a 0.5% levy on imports, funding their breakaway union and marking a significant ...

"Several dozen" soldiers and civilian auxiliaries have been killed in a suspected jihadist attack in eastern Burkina Faso, ...

Disputes surrounding the schedule of presidential and parliamentary elections are fueling the struggle for power and influence in Guinea-Bissau. Efforts by ...

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger introduce a 0.5% levy on imports to fund a new union after leaving ECOWAS. The Alliance of ...