Mali, niger and burkina faso say they are leaving ecowas; the junta led states decry bloc's sanctions following coups; decision could escalate tensions, weaken regional bloc. Reuters. niger, mali and burkina faso have announced they are leaving the economic community of west african states (ecowas). the junta led countries had already been suspended from the bloc.
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. Military power grabs took place in mali in 2020 and 2021, in burkina faso in 2022 and in niger in 2023. the regional body reacted by suspending all three countries and imposed heavy sanctions on. Jan. 28, 2024. soldiers who seized power in three west african nations announced on sunday that they would pull their countries out of their regional economic bloc. military juntas in mali, niger. Prime minister of niger, ali mahamane lamine zeine, prime minister of burkina faso apollinaire joachim kyelem de tambela and prime minister of mali choguel kokalla maiga walk as they attend a sit.
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