West Africa bloc offers junta-led states six months to rethink exit
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will have a six-month grace period after their scheduled exit from West Africa's main political and economic group next month during which the ECOWAS bloc will try to persuade them to stay,
West Africa regional bloc approves exit timeline for 3 coup-hit member states
West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS approved Sunday an exit timeline for three coup-hit nations after a nearly yearlong process of mediation to avert the unprecedented disintegration of the grouping. In a first in the 15-nation bloc’s nearly 50 years of existence,
West Africa bloc OKs exit timeline for 3 members
West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS approved an exit timeline Sunday for three coup-hit nations after a nearly yearlong process of mediation to avert the unprecedented disintegration of
West African Juntas Given Six Months to Rethink Trade Bloc Exit
West African leaders gave military leaders from Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso more time to reconsider their split from the regional economic bloc in a final attempt to avoid its fracture.
African coup-hit states get more time to rethink ECOWAS exit
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger had military coups in recent years and plan to leave the West African region bloc. At talks in Abuja, they were given until July to reconsider their looming exit.West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS gave Mali,
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Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger agree to grace period in ECOWAS withdrawal
The Economic Community of West African States hopes to use this time to convince the three nations to stay in the bloc.
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West Africa's ECOWAS Faces Major Rift: Member States Withdraw
ECOWAS, West Africa's leading regional bloc, is grappling with a profound crisis as military juntas from Niger, Mali, and ...
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West Africa: Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso Say Quitting Ecowas 'Irreversible'
The military governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger said Friday their decision to quit West African regional bloc ECOWAS, which they have condemned as subservient to ex-colonial ruler France, was ...
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Burkina Faso junta appoints new prime minister
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta ... civil society groups and traditional and ...
Burkina Faso’s military junta sacks the prime minister and dissolves the government
Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta has issued a decree dismissing Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela and ...
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West Africa: ECOWAS Approves Exit of Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS has approved the withdrawal of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso from the bloc from January 29, 2025.
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West Africa regional bloc says the impending exit of three coup-hit member states is disheartening
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West Africa’s regional bloc ... the military juntas of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso announced in January that they have decided to leave ECOWAS, accusing it of “inhumane ...
Burkina Faso plunges into civil war as strategy to hire civilian militia backfires
Since Capt. Ibrahim Traoré took power in a 2022 coup, the country has been embroiled in an escalating war against Islamic ...