On 27 january 2024, mali, burkina faso and niger announced their plan to withdraw from membership of the economic community of west african states (ecowas), despite repeated efforts at reconciliation. Relations between the bloc and the three countries have been tense after military coups took place in niger in july, burkina faso in 2022 and mali in 2020. ecowas has called on all three countries.
Niger, mali and burkina faso last week announced they wanted nothing to do with the sub regional bloc, ecowas, further deepening tensions between the bloc and countries currently led by juntas. Burkina faso, mali, and niger ignore calls to remain as they seek to exit the west african bloc. by nosmot gbadamosi, a multimedia journalist and the writer of foreign policy ’s weekly africa. Three west african nations of mali, burkina faso and niger have quit the regional economic bloc known as ecowas. their respective juntas said in a joint statement on sunday, jan. 28, 2024 thatt he bloc has imposed “inhumane” sanctions to reverse the coups in their nations and has also “moved away from the ideals of its founding fathers. Abuja, nigeria —. analysts in west africa are reacting to the sudden exit of burkina faso, mali and niger from the regional economic bloc ecowas, the economic community of west african states.
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