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ECOWAS lets go of Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso

From our Correspondent The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has approved the formal withdrawal of the three member states of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali, as members of the regional bloc, from Jan. 29, 2025. TheNewsZenith reports that the regional bloc has also declared a seven-month transition period to last in July 2025. […]

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EU’s top diplomat says Russian influence causing dilemma in Sahel

The European Union is facing a dilemma over its remaining presence in Mali and the wider West African Sahel region since it does not want to cooperate with Russia’s expanding military forces, its top diplomat said on Wednesday. The decision by junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to withdraw from the West African bloc ECOWAS has […]

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