West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS approved Sunday an exit timeline for three coup-hit nations after a nearly yearlong ...

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will have a six-month grace period after their scheduled exit from West Africa's main political ...

By arming civilians who are poorly trained and have little to no respect for human rights, the military in Burkina Faso has ...

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 ...

STORY ECOWAS gives Burkina Faso Mali Niger 6-month grace period to reconsider withdrawalSHOOTING TIME Dec 15 2024DATELINE Dec 17 2024LENGTH ...

ECOWAS, West Africa's leading regional bloc, is grappling with a profound crisis as military juntas from Niger, Mali, and ...

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.

The move by ECOWAS comes after a nearly yearlong process of mediation to avert the unprecedented disintegration of the ...

The Economic Community of West African States hopes to use this time to convince the three nations to stay in the bloc.

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 ...