Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to form joint force to fight jihadist insurgency
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso will form a joint force to meet the countries' defence and security goals. The announcement ...
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Free movement in West Africa: three nations quitting Ecowas may confront migration challenges
Ecowas covers a variety of sectors, but migration is a major one. The bloc’s protocols since 1979 have long been ...
Nigeria’s Yakubu Gowon, the last living founding father of ECOWAS calls for its rescue
Former Nigerian head of state, Yakubu Gowon who was one of the founders of the Economic Community of West African ...
ECOWAS to discuss lifting sanctions on Niger at extraordinary summit
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold an extraordinary summit on February 24th, 2024, in Abuja, Nigeria, ...
Quitting Ecowas: ‘Burkina not bound by time limit’ – Transitional government
Together with Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso will leave the sub-regional organisation. The transitional government in Burkina Faso has informed ...
Demonstrators support Mali’s ECOWAS exit, sparks regional concerns
Demonstrators flooded the streets of Bamako on Thursday, rallying in support of the Malian junta's decision to withdraw the country ...
AU declares “deep regret” over Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Ecowas exit
The African Union (AU) has declared its "deep regret" over the decision this weekend by military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali ...
Why have three coup-hit West African nations quit ECOWAS?
Several months of tension between three coup-hit countries in West Africa and the regional bloc known as ECOWAS boiled over ...
Algeria expresses regret and deep concern over end of Mali peace deal
Algeria has expressed its regret and deep concern after the military rulers in neighbouring Mali scrapped a 2015 peace deal ...
Military-led Sahel states rally thousands to support alliance
The prime ministers of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali on Saturday affirmed their commitment to a shared future under an ...
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