The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has announced that no sanctions will be imposed on Mali, Burkina Faso, ...

“The withdrawal of Burkina Faso, the Republic of Mali and the Republic of Niger from ECOWAS has become effective ... their exit from the bloc and future engagement. “We, as I have said ...

ECOWAS was born out of the necessity to forge economic and political cooperation among its 15 member states. This ...

In January, the West African nations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger completed their year-long process of exiting the ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has expressed its willingness to engage in dialogue with member states ...

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger — each now led by a junta — left in January, causing the biggest split to the body since its ...

Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria’s former head of state, has called on West African leaders to remain committed to democracy and not ...

Although ECOWAS agreed to lift some economic and travel sanctions imposed on Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso in February ... “This is in the spirit of engagement that our leaders believe should ...

ECOWAS Council of Ministers in Accra deliberated on plans for the withdrawal and future engagement with the ... of the institutions and agencies in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, toward mitigating ...

The decision to withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) by the three member states of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger comes into ... determination of the modalities of our ...

“On January 29, 2025, the three AES states, Burkina Faso, the Republic of Mali and the Republic of Niger, formally ceased-to-be members of the Economic Community of the West African states.