1 day ago · The withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger is a huge blow to Ecowas, which at 50 years old is considered Africa's most important regional group.

23 hours ago · The junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday.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1 day ago · Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS.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

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...

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...

Jul 12, 2024 · The military juntas of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso signed a treaty of confederation Saturday bringing together 72 million people into the Alliance of Sahel States (AES).

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.

Jul 6, 2024 · Niger's military leader, speaking alongside the junta chiefs from Mali and Burkina Faso, has said they are "irrevocably" turning their backs on the wider West African bloc, Ecowas.