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Feb
10
2024
By CAMILLUS EBOH
West Africa bloc urges Burkina, Niger and Mali not to withdraw

West Africa bloc urges Burkina, Niger and Mali not to withdraw

NEWS
THE West African regional bloc ECOWAS pushed junta-led Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali to reconsider their decision to quit the political and economic alliance, it said, warning of the hardships the move would force on their citizens. The three countries' self-appointed military leaders jointly announced on January 28 that they were abandoning the bloc after it pressured them to restore constitutional order following a string of coups. Their departure threatens to further weaken ECOWAS, which has struggled to curtail a retreat of democracy in West Africa that started with a military takeover in Mali in 2020. Its mediation and security council met…
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Dec
12
2023
By The African Mirror
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso to move toward monetary alliance, Niger leader says

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso to move toward monetary alliance, Niger leader says

BUSINESS
NIGER, Mali and Burkina Faso are eyeing a political and monetary alliance, Niger's military leader said on national television of a move that could mark a further break with the West African regional bloc. Niger's General Abdourahamane Tiani did not give a timeline or details about the project but said it was one of the reasons for his recent visit to both countries. "In addition to the security domain, our alliance must evolve in the political domain and in the monetary domain," he said in an interview on Niger's RTS channel late on Sunday. The three neighbouring states are all…
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Sep
09
2021
By The African Mirror
West African regional bloc suspends Guinea after coup

West African regional bloc suspends Guinea after coup

NEWS
SALIOU SAMB WEST Africa's main political and economic bloc suspended Guinea's membership on Wednesday following a weekend military coup that ousted President Alpha Conde and dealt the latest in a flurry of setbacks to democracy in the region. During a virtual summit, leaders from the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) demanded a return to the constitutional order and Conde's immediate release, and also agreed to send a high-level mission to Guinea as soon as Thursday, said Burkina Faso's Foreign Minister Alpha Barry. "At the end of that mission, ECOWAS should be able to re-examine its position," Barry…
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