1 day ago · BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — West Africa’s regional bloc known as ECOWAS is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries formally quit the group, forming their own alliance and weakening the bloc’s standing and political authority.. The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the bloc — now left with 12 member countries — was the culmination of a yearlong period of ...

17 hours ago · And around 2.6 million people across Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are currently displaced. The AES states have now created a joint military force of 5,000 troops to tackle insecurity in the region.

Jan 29, 2025 · Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc Ecowas, after more than a year of diplomatic tensions. The withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger is a huge ...

Jan 29, 2025 · Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS. The regional bloc announced the departure of the junta-led West African nations on Wednesday. The three junta-led West African nations withdrawal is the culmination of a yearlong process during which the grouping tried to avert its unprecedented ...

Jan 29, 2025 · Relations between Ecowas and the three Sahel countries have been tense since the military seized power in Niger in 2023, Burkina Faso in 2022 and Mali in 2020. After the Niger coup, Ecowas imposed ...

Jan 29, 2025 · The junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday. The previously announced withdrawal ...

Jan 29, 2025 · Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, though not the most populous or economically strong countries in the region, account for more than half the alliance’s 1.9 million square miles and 17 percent of ...

Jan 22, 2025 · DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region against rising extremist violence, Niger’s defense minister said Wednesday, . The force of 5,000 personnel will be posted in the three countries, Salifou Mody said during an interview on state television, adding that ...

Jul 6, 2024 · The military leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have hailed a newly signed treaty as a step “towards greater integration” between the three countries, in the latest showing of their shift...

Aug 2, 2023 · Several military officials who took power from the president in Niger last week met with the leaders of Mali, where the Kremlin-backed Wagner mercenary group has deployed about 1,500 troops.