West Africa bloc offers junta-led states six months to rethink exit
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will have a six-month grace period after their scheduled exit from West Africa's main political ...
West African bloc pins hopes on ambitious superhighway from Ivory Coast to Nigeria
While faced with this blow to regional unity, West Africa is also poised to start work on a 1,028km (689 miles) highway from ...
W Africa bloc offers junta-led states six months to rethink exit
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will have a six-month grace period after their scheduled exit from West Africa's main political ...
West African military states promise visa-free travel to rival bloc
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger say they will allow free movement, as regional bloc meets to discuss their withdrawal.
West African Juntas Given Six Months to Rethink Trade Bloc Exit
West African leaders gave military leaders from Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso more time to reconsider their split from the ...
West Africa regional bloc approves exit timeline for 3 coup-hit member states
In a first in the 15-nation bloc’s nearly 50 years of existence, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso announced in January that they ...
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West Africa: ECOWAS Approves Exit of Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS has approved the withdrawal of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso from the bloc from January 29, 2025.
Breakaway States Say Quitting W. African Bloc 'Irreversible'
The military governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger said Friday their decision to quit West African regional bloc ECOWAS, which they have condemned as subservient to ex-colonial ruler France, was ...
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A currency union encompassing all of West Africa promises benefits but faces a multitude of obstacles
Would strong regional central banks or even a continental central bank have helped? The regional experience of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) gives a glimpse of what is needed ...