The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) marked its 50th anniversary. The Golden Jubilee brought together ...

President Donald Trump’s administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow enforcement of a ban on transgender people in the military, while legal challenges proceed ...

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Another cause is economics. Many African countries are entering a phase in their development in which people are still poor ...

Tanzania has banned the importation of agricultural products from Malawi and South Africa, saying it was retaliation for similar hostile trade measures from both countries. The three countries all ...

If any grouping can now claim to unite big non-Western countries, it is the BRICS. At first the bloc included only Brazil, ...

Despite its current crisis, Ecowas can look back on successes in integration, peace and security, and good governance.

The African Export-Import Bank is urging African nations to aggressively pursue internal trade integration through AfCFTA as ...

Around 86,000 jobs in the auto sector depend directly on AGOA, the African Growth and Opportunity Act, which has given African countries duty-free access to the US market since 2000.

South Africa needs to diversify its economy, boost domestic consumption and increase collaboration with potential trade partners to cope with the high tariffs imposed by the United States ...

The bloc will instead "engage in a frank and constructive dialogue with the U.S. to address trade-related concerns," economic ministers agreed on Thursday after a three-hour virtual meeting.

West African bloc ECOWAS on Wednesday expressed "deep concern" over a row between Algeria and its southern neighbour Mali. On Monday, the two countries closed their airspace to each others ...