ECOWAS pledges to ‘keep door open’ after 3 coup-hit West African nations exit regional bloc
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday.
West Africa bloc announces formal exit of three junta-led states
The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday announced the formal exit of junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger from the bloc following their withdrawal last year.
Three military-run states leave West African bloc - what will change?
Prior to Wednesday's shake-up, the bloc had 15 members, including states like Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Senegal.
3 coup-hit West African nations formally leave ECOWAS in an unprecedented disintegration
The three junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday, the culmination of a yearlong process during which the group tried to avert its unprecedented disintegration.
Military governments lead West African trio out of ECOWAS regional bloc
ECOWAS has become a target for military governments that have taken over Burkina, Mali and Niger. The teen years are no joke. Many parents of 15-year-old kids are constantly hearing from their teens how their friends get to do so much more than they are allowed to do and how they are being treated like babies.
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Interpol: 45 arrested in Africa over anti-terrorism, drug stings
The global police body, Interpol, on Thursday said no fewer than forty-five people have been arrested in West Africa over the ...
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West Africa: Thousands Rally As Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali Exit Ecowas
Thousands of people rallied Tuesday in Niger and Burkina Faso in support of the withdrawal of their countries from the ...
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Rain in West Africa Weighs on Cocoa Prices
ICE NY cocoa (CCH25) today is down -107 (-0.92%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25) is down -131 (-1.43%). Cocoa prices ...
Political tensions shake up trade routes in fractured West Africa
The imminent withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from ECOWAS marks a historic shift in West African economics, forcing ...
West Africa Juntas Tighten Screws On Foreign Mining Firms
Earlier this month, soldiers swooped by helicopter into a vast mining complex in western Mali and made away with three tonnes ...
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SheTrades West Africa: Opening new opportunities for women in the cashew value chain
That is why the International Trade Centre (ITC), with the support of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), has ...
West Africa's junta-led nations announce deployment of a joint force as extremist violence spikes
Niger’s defense minister says the junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force ...
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West Africa: Nigeria in Brics - Partner Membership As Means of Strategic Autonomy
Analysis - BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) is an informal group of countries seeking a shift from the classical policy of 'balance of power' to 'rebalancing of power' in ...
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South Africa’s G20 presidency is a chance for the West to engage with Global South priorities
Pretoria’s foreign policy focus on multilateralism, development and reforming global governance will be seriously tested by ...
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The decline of US influence in West Africa
While the US has sought to expand its presence across Africa, its influence in the West African Sahel region has declined, writes Farouk Hussein Abu Deif ...