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Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali Withdraw From ECOWAS

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,,,,,,,The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have announced their immediate withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States.

The leaders of the three Sahel nations on Sunday issued a statement saying it was a “sovereign decision” to leave the ECOWAS “without delay”.

Struggling with jihadist violence and…..poverty, the regimes have had tense ties with ECOWAS since coups took place in Niger last July, Burkina Faso in 2022 and Mali in 2020.


,,,,,,,According to Punch, all three were suspended from ECOWAS, with Niger and Mali facing heavy sanctions.

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