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What's next for ECOWAS after three members leave?
West Africa's regional bloc known as ECOWAS is facing significant challenges after three countries formally quit the group ...
After a Wave of Coups, 3 African Nations Leave Decades-old Alliance
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military ...
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Three military-run states leave West African bloc - what will change?
Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc Ecowas, after more than a year of diplomatic tensions. The withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger is a huge ...
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Analysts consider ramifications of ECOWAS members’ exit
Touray said ECOWAS plans to hold a technical session with the three countries to discuss the way forward. Chris Kwaja, the Nigerian director at the United States Institute of Peace, said "there ...
U.S. News & World Report9d
ECOWAS Pledges to 'Keep Door Open' After 3 Coup-Hit West African Nations Exit Regional Bloc
ECOWAS president Omar Alieu Touray told reporters in Nigeria's capital Abuja that despite the split, the bloc hopes to still collaborate with the countries in tackling some of the region's ...
Newsday9d
3 coup-hit West African nations formally leave ECOWAS in an unprecedented disintegration
The bloc, however, said that it has also decided to “keep ECOWAS’ doors open,” requesting member nations to continue to accord the three countries privileges of membership, including free ...