ECOWAS - Wikipedia
On December 12, 2024, ECOWAS President Bola Tinubu confirmed the political will of ECOWAS leaders to reintegrate the three countries from the Alliance of Sahel States. [41]
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso formally leave ECOWAS regional …
2 days ago · Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS. The regional bloc announced the departure of the junta-led West African nations on Wednesday. ... ECOWAS has lost its effectiveness and support among citizens, who see it as representing only the interests of the leaders and not that of the masses, said ...
Ecowas: What changes as Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger leave the …
2 days ago · Ecowas - which stands for the Economic Community of West African States - was founded in 1975 in a bid to improve economic and political integration in West Africa.
After a Wave of Coups, 3 African Nations Leave Decades-old Alliance
1 day ago · Negotiations between their leaders and the bloc then failed to reach an agreement that would keep them in. Instead, the three juntas are forging ahead with their own grouping, the Alliance of ...
West African military leaders prepare to exit Ecowas regional bloc ...
Jan 8, 2025 · Leaders of the west African regional grouping Ecowas approved the long-awaited withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the bloc in December. The three countries have been...
West African leaders’ summit opens as coup-hit countries form …
Jul 7, 2024 · A West African leaders’ summit has opened a day after the military rulers of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger forged a new alliance severing ties with the Economic Community of West African...
Nigerian president Bola Tinubu elected head of ECOWAS
Aug 13, 2024 · West African heads of state elected Nigerian president Bola Tinubu to lead regional bloc ECOWAS next year, replacing Guinea-Bissau leader Umaro Sissoco Embalo.
Ecowas crisis: West African states approve exit of Burkina Faso, …
Dec 15, 2024 · Leaders of the West African regional grouping, Ecowas, have approved the withdrawal of three countries ruled by the military from the bloc, but have offered a six-month grace period for them to...
ECOWAS leaders say all options open in Niger, including ‘use of …
Aug 10, 2023 · West African heads of state have said all options including the use of force remained on the table to restore constitutional order in Niger after the July 26 coup, and ordered the activation of its...
Bola Tinubu is the new chair of ECOWAS - The Conversation
Jul 19, 2023 · Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was elected as chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on 9 July 2023. He took over from President Umaro Sissoco Embaló...