The three junta-led West African nations withdrawal is the culmination of a yearlong process during which the grouping tried to avert its unprecedented disintegration.

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger’s withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) became official on 29 January 2025. The announcement was made at a press conference in Abuja, ...

The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...

The recent withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has raised ...

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

This is despite the official exit of these three countries from ECOWAS on January 29, to focus on their own bloc known as the ...

Relations between ECOWAS and the coup-hit Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso began to deteriorate after the bloc imposed stringent sanctions on Niger to pressure its military to reverse the coup it had ...

He therefore urged ECOWAS and the leadership of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to pursue continued dialogue in the spirit of regional integration, peace, security, good governance and inclusive ...

Yakubu Gowon, the only surviving founding father of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), says he is ...

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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 BAMAKO ...