What's ahead for a 50-year-old West African bloc after 3 junta-led ...
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 ...
Chad officials say French troops have finally left after 70 years’ …
6 days ago · It stationed troops in N'djamena claiming it was helping Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to fight militant groups and terrorists operating within Sahel states. ... Burkina Faso and Niger have shifted ...
Ecowas: What changes as Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger leave the …
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 ...
Chad : N'Djamena turns to Brussels for funds to disarm and …
4 days ago · Chad N'Djamena champions its candidate for AfDB top job in Abidjan. Chad's transitional president Mahamat Idriss Déby is exploiting his Ivorian connections to support Abbas Mahamat Tolli's bid to be the next president of the African Development Bank.
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso formally leave ECOWAS regional …
Jan 29, 2025 · Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS.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 ...
ECOWAS pledges to ‘keep door open’ after 3 coup-hit West ... - CNN
Jan 29, 2025 · The junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday.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 ...
West African military leaders prepare to exit Ecowas regional bloc ...
Jan 8, 2025 · Leaders of the west African regional grouping Ecowas approved the long-awaited withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the bloc in December. The three countries have been granted a...
US struggles with shaky relations and troop cuts in African nations …
Jun 24, 2024 · Increasingly, military juntas that overthrew democratic governments in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger are reassessing their ties to the U.S. and the West and turning instead to mercenaries linked to Russia for security assistance.
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso officially quit ECOWAS - Voice of …
Jan 29, 2025 · FILE - This photo shows the empty seat of Niger during an Economic Community of West African States meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, July 7, 2024. On Jan. 29, 2025, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso formally ...
France returns fighter jets from Chad, marking start of military …
Dec 10, 2024 · France has started the withdrawal of its military from Chad with the departure of two warplanes that were based in the capital N’Djamena, the French army said, two weeks after Chad said it was...