Three Countries Officially Quit Major West African ECOWAS Alliance
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused the bloc of having double standards in punishing their military juntas. Negotiations ...
West Africa bloc announces formal exit of three junta-led states
The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday announced the formal exit of junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso ...
3 coup-hit West African nations formally leave ECOWAS regional bloc
The three junta-led West African nations withdrawal is the culmination of a yearlong process during which the grouping tried ...
3 coup-hit West African nations formally leave ECOWAS in an unprecedented disintegration of the regional bloc
ABUJA, Nigeria -- 3 coup-hit West African nations formally leave ECOWAS in an unprecedented disintegration of the regional ...
Botswana president says the West has every reason to play a role in Africa
Botswana President Duma Boko said on Thursday that the West had every reason to play a role in Africa as other global powers ...
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 ...
ECOWAS pledges to 'keep door open' after 3 coup-hit West African nations exit regional bloc
The three junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday, the culmination of a yearlong process ...
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 ...