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

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are due to officially exit the West African ECOWAS bloc of nations this ... but some analysts say growing anti-French sentiment in the region and Nigeria's own recent ...

ECOWAS loses membership of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger 01/29/2025 January 29, 2025 Three junta-led nations have left the regional economic bloc ECOWAS, citing alleged French influence on the group.

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards ... A.E.S. by its French acronym, and have created a military force of 5,000 troops.

FILE -Members stand for the arrival of dignitaries at a joint press conference by African Union (AU) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) electoral observers in Abuja ...

Read more: Ecowas: west African trade bloc shaken as three member states withdraw and form their own alliance Ending French influence also appears to have been a key factor behind the coups and ...

The withdrawal of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, takes effect on Wednesday after a year of political tensions, fracturing the region and ...