Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday.

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Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused the bloc of having double standards in punishing their military juntas. Negotiations ...

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

The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday announced the formal exit of junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso ...

French President Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to “reset” France’s relationship with its former African colonies appear to be ...