Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso withdraw from West Africa regional bloc ECOWAS as tensions deepen
by Chinedu Asadu
Jan 28, 2024
2 minutes
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West African nations Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have withdrawn from the regional economic bloc known as ECOWAS, their respective juntas announced Sunday, accusing the bloc of “inhumane” sanctions to reverse the coups in their nations.
The juntas said in a joint statement read out on state television in all three countries that they have “decided in complete sovereignty
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