West African Community

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 blow to Ecowas,

Times Union · 2d

Alert: 3 coup-hit West African nations formally leave ECOWAS in an unprecedented disintegration of the regional bloc

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — 3 coup-hit West African nations formally leave ECOWAS in an unprecedented disintegration of the regional bloc.

The New York Times · 2d

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 juntas. Negotiations failed to change their minds.

Hosted on MSN · 8h

Is Ecowas Providing Leadership to the West African Community?

It is very difficult to imagine how a group of heads of state could negotiate with a government that is not legally established by the people of a country to leave ECOWAS. ECOWAS and AU have both established protocols not to recognise unconstitutional take over of power.

ABC · 2d

3 coup-hit West African nations leave ECOWAS in an unprecedented disintegration

The three junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS

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ECOWAS pledges to ‘keep door open’ after 3 coup-hit West African nations exit regional bloc

The three junta-led West African nations withdrawal is the culmination of a yearlong process during which the grouping tried ...

The Africa Report10h

Tax hikes and tension: Battle over West Africa’s mining wealth

Across the West African Economic and Monetary Union, governments are tightening mining regulations to boost revenue for development. But as Côte d’Ivoire, Mali and Burkina Faso push reforms, investor ...

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France’s military withdrawal presents opportunities and risks to West African states

France’s military withdrawals provide West African states with a long overdue opportunity to assert their sovereignty. But ...

West Africa's junta-led nations announce deployment of a joint force as extremist violence spikes

Niger’s defense minister says the junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force ...

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