ECOWAS
Geopolitics
Explosions at Mali’s Main Military Base Signal Shift in JNIM Strategy
Sustained gunfire at Kati raises questions about junta command resilience as insurgents move from siege tactics to infrastructure strikes.
Geopolitics
What Is ECOWAS and Why Does It Matter?
West Africa's 15-member bloc is deploying 2,000 troops to counter terrorism as Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso exit—testing whether regional security can survive political fracture.
Geopolitics
ECOWAS Finalizes 2,000-Troop Deployment Framework as Sahel Fracture Deepens
West African military chiefs agreed on force structure and logistics for counterterror operations by year-end, testing regional security architecture one month after Alliance of Sahel States formally exited the bloc.