Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso withdraw from West Africa’s regional bloc as tensions deepen

STA: Hunte v Maliju, Burkini Faso in Nigru napovedale izstop iz Ecowasa

Vojaške hunte v Maliju, Burkini Faso in Nigru so v nedeljo napovedale izstop iz Združenja zahodnoafriških držav (Ecowas), češ da je ta postal grožnja državam članicam, poroča francoska tiskovna agencija AFP. Ecowas je v odzivu sporočil, da ostaja zavezan iskanju sporazumne rešitve s tremi državami, sicer ustanovnimi članicami bloka.

West Africa: 'You Are Still Part of Us', Ecowas Rejects Exit of Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso

The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Commission) says it is yet to receive a formal notification from Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso about their intention to quit the regional bloc.

West Africa junta leaders withdraw from ECOWAS as tensions deepen

West African nations Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger decried the influence of ‘foreign powers’, bloc’s sanctions following coups.

Military Juntas of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso Leave African ECOWAS Organization, in a Hard Blow to Power Players France and Nigeria

In the last couple of years, we watched the French influence crumble and collapse amid the changing geopolitical landscape in the Sahel region of Africa – a Savannah area south of the Sahara Desert and north of the tropical Jungles.

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso withdraw from West Africa bloc over sanctions to reverse coups

West African nations Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have withdrawn from the regional economic bloc known as ECOWAS, their respective juntas announced Sunday. They accused the bloc of "inhumane" sanctions to reverse the coups in their nations.