After a Wave of Coups, 3 African Nations Leave Decades-old Alliance
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused the bloc of having double standards in punishing their military juntas. Negotiations ...
Three military-run states leave West African bloc - what will change?
Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc Ecowas, after more than a year of ...
The Nation Newspaper12h
FULL LIST: ECOWAS member states after official exit of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso
The three military-led West African nations—Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso—have formally withdrawn from the Economic Community ...
The Africa Report13h
CFA franc, passports, joint force: What are the Sahel States’ plans after split with ECOWAS?
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have officially left West Africa’s main political and trade group ECOWAS after more than a year ...
MyJoyOnline15h
Dr Muhammad Dan Suleiman: France still (Con)descends on Africa
French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent remarks about African countries’ "ingratitude" for France’s role in ...
bernama17h
Niger, Mali And Burkina Faso Leave West Africa Regional Bloc ECOWAS
The Sahel states of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger are officially leaving the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday after 50 years, reported German news agency dpa. The ...
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 ...
AFP on MSN2d
Political tensions shake up trade routes in fractured West Africa
Junta-led Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso will officially quit the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on ...
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What's gone wrong with Nigeria's foreign policy?
In years gone by, Nigerian leaders projected an active foreign policy that not only made Africa the centrepiece of the country's foreign policy but also branded Nigeria as the lead voice on the global ...