Storyline: Many people in Niger have welcomed the country's departure from the Economic Community of West African States ...

In response, Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso announced their exit last January and accused ECOWAS of failing to safeguard ...

The three junta-led West African nations withdrawal is the culmination of a yearlong process during which the grouping tried ...

West Africa's regional bloc known as ECOWAS is facing significant challenges after three countries formally quit the group ...

The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger officially left the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on January 29, having ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military juntas. Negotiations failed to change their minds. By Saikou Jammeh ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was established in 1975 with the aim of promoting economic integration ...

This is despite the official exit of these three countries from ECOWAS on January 29, to focus on their own bloc known as the ...

The junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday.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

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was established in 1975 with the aim of promoting economic integration, political stability, and collective security among its member states .