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The withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger from the West African regional bloc is now confirmed and will be negotiated ...

The Nigerian government gave the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) what appeared to be a pleasant surprise ...

The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) comprised of Mali Burkina Faso and Niger have rejected the timeline issues by the Economic ...

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will have a six-month grace period after their scheduled exit from West Africa's main political ...

A major West African highway that aims to boost prosperity and trade while also linking the region's seaports to landlocked ...

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 ...

MEMBERS of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) have affirmed their determination to leave the bloc of west African states. The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) decided at its summit ...

West African leaders gave military leaders from Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso more time to reconsider their split from the ...

While faced with this blow to regional unity, West Africa is also poised to start work on a 1,028km (689 miles) highway from ...

Leaders of the West African regional grouping, Ecowas, have approved the withdrawal of three countries ruled by the military ...

The summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was seen as a chance to address the impending withdrawal of the three countries on Jan. 29, a year after they jointly announced ...