Storyline: Many people in Niger have welcomed the country's departure from the Economic Community of West African States ...

A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS.

The defence chiefs of ECOWAS countries, except for Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea, and Niger, in Accra on August 17, 2024.

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger officially left the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on January 29, having ...

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday.

This is despite the official exit of these three countries from ECOWAS on January 29, to focus on their own bloc known as the ...

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have officially left West Africa’s main political and trade group ECOWAS after more than a year ...

ECOWAS also announced that its "doors remain open" to the departing nations and urged the remaining 12 member states to continue to support them. "I think that ECOWAS has taken a pragmatic ...

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 ...

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 ...