1 day ago · The junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday.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 ...

1 day ago · 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 ...

1 day ago · Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS.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 ...

1 day ago · 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 ...

1 day ago · 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 ...

1 day ago · The three junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the body ...

The Alliance of Sahel States[a] (French: Alliance des États du Sahel (AES)) is a confederation formed between Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso. [3][4][5] It originated as a mutual defense pact created on 16 September 2023 following the 2023 Nigerien crisis, in which the West African political bloc ECOWAS threatened to intervene militarily to restor...

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...

Mar 7, 2024 · BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A joint security force announced by the juntas ruling Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso to fight the worsening extremist violence in their Sahel region countries faces a number of challenges that cast doubt on its effectiveness, analysts said Thursday.