(MENAFN- The Conversation) Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have sent Ecowas, west Africa's main Political union of 15 countries, a formal notice of their withdrawal from the bloc The three countries Since January 28, 2024, when the military juntas in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger announced their decision to withdraw from ECOWAS, the regional body has attempted to negotiate their return
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS in all forms and scope and the decision of the military governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to withdraw from the ECOWAS bloc Chiefs of Defence Staff in West Africa have appealed to Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso to return wide and fast and urged the ECOWAS Defence Chiefs to leave no stone unturned to curb the menace Kalu said that in the event of a worst-case scenario, where the three countries go ahead and exit, ECOWAS would not be threatened financially Kalu said there was no cause for alarm over the bloc President Bola Tinubu has declared that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will continue to persuade the military leaders of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso to return their
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