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West Africa: Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Reaffirms ECOWAS Withdrawal
allAfrica, 23 December 2024
The leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger reaffirmed that their decision to withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is irreversible, reports Russian… Read more »
West Africa Junta Leaders Reaffirm Withdrawal Plans
The military leaders of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have reaffirmed their decision to withdraw from the West Africa regional bloc, ECOWAS. despite the body's offer of a six-month transitional period during its recent summit in Abuja. The three countries had made known their plan to leave the bloc in January 2024 following military takeovers of each state.
In a joint statement, the junta leaders - who have formed the Alliance of Sahel States - said they consider the offer by Ecowas as "another attempt that would allow the French junta and its lackeys to continue planning and carrying out actions, aimed at destabilization of the Sahel Alliance", a reference to the military leaders' deteriorating relations with their former colonial power France.
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Military leader of Mali, Assimi Goita; Niger's Abdourahmane Tiani, and Burkina Faso's Ibrahim Traoré.(file photo)
