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Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have announced their immediate withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) under Nigerian President Tinubu’s chairmanship.
–President Bola Tinubu, ECOWAS chairman
The military leaders of the three Sahel nations, in a joint statement issued on Sunday, said it was a “sovereign decision” to leave the ECOWAS “without delay”.
Recall that the three nations were suspended from ECOWAS, with Niger and Mali facing heavy sanctions following coups that took place in Niger in July 2023, Burkina Faso in 2022, and Mali in 2020.(agency)/PLEASE SHARE
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