In response, Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso announced their exit last January and accused ECOWAS of failing to safeguard ...

Some West African nations who asked to leave the Economic Community of West African States after recent military takeovers are reportedly taking steps to reengage with the regional bloc within the six ...

“ECOWAS has sent letters requesting meetings. We are awaiting official ... comes as ECOWAS prepares to approve the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso, following the lapse of the one ...

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.

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger officially left the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on January 29, having ...

Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc Ecowas, after more than a year of ...

The deadline for the exit of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States is set to expire ...

THE Presidency said yesterday that some West African countries that opted out of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, after the enthronement of military government were considering ...

The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) withdraws from ECOWAS and continues initiatives for independence, regional integration, and defensive cooperation.

Two West African nations, after military takeovers, are reportedly taking steps to rejoin ECOWAS within the six-month ...

The defense chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries excluding Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea and Niger, pose for a group photo during their ...

After the Niger coup, Ecowas imposed crippling sanctions on ... giving notice last January that they would withdraw in a year, meeting the timeline set by the bloc for states that decide to ...