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Latest news on ECOWAS, a regional political and economic union of fifteen countries located in West Africa. Its main goal is to achieve collective self-sufficiency for its member states by …
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News ECOWAS Ambassadors Discuss the Political and Security Situation in the West African Region. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) faces several major …
What is ECOWAS and why have 3 coup-hit nations quit the West …
Jan 29, 2024 · Monthslong tension between three coup-hit countries in West Africa and the regional bloc known as ECOWAS boiled over when the nations announced their immediate …
West Africa bloc lifts coup sanctions on Niger in a new push for ...
Feb 24, 2024 · West Africa’s regional bloc known as ECOWAS has lifted travel, commercial and economic sanctions imposed on Niger which were aimed at reversing the coup staged in the …
Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso say quitting ECOWAS ‘irreversible’
22 hours ago · The military governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger said Friday their decision to quit West African regional bloc ECOWAS, which they have condemned as …
Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso announce withdrawal from ECOWAS
Jan 28, 2024 · Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso “decide in complete sovereignty on the immediate withdrawal” from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), read a joint …
ECOWAS summit opens as coup-hit countries form Sahel alliance
Jul 7, 2024 · The ECOWAS summit is being hosted in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, after several West African leaders called for a resumption of dialogue with the three coup-hit Sahel …
Ecowas: Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso quit West African bloc - BBC
Jan 28, 2024 · Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have announced they are leaving the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas). The junta-led countries had already been …
ECOWAS lifts sanctions on Niger amid tensions in West Africa bloc
Feb 24, 2024 · A no-fly zone and border closures were among the sanctions being lifted “with immediate effect”, the president of the Economic Community of West African States …
Three West African junta-led states quit ECOWAS regional block
Jan 28, 2024 · Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso say they are leaving ECOWAS; The junta-led states decry bloc's sanctions following coups; Decision could escalate tensions, weaken regional bloc