This decision followed a series of military takeovers: Mali in 2020 and 2021, Burkina Faso in 2022, and Niger in 2023, each leading to suspensions from ECOWAS and strained relations with the ...

It appeared the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has not yet given up on their aggrieved members consisting of Niger Republic, Burkina Faso, and Mali, as observed at the body's ...

Julius Maada Bio has stressed the importance of maintaining regional unity as the bloc deals with various challenges, ...

The coup-hit nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso were meeting on Saturday, July 6, 2024 in their first regional summit that officially sets them apart from the West Africa regional bloc after ...

Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio, who took over the rotating chairmanship of the Economic Community of West African ...

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.

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Military junta leaders of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso on Saturday ruled out returning their nations to the West Africa regional bloc whose division could further jeopardize ...

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Military junta leaders of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso on Saturday ruled out returning their nations to the West Africa regional bloc whose division could further jeopardize ...