The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the bloc — now left with 12 member countries — was the culmination of a ...

A 50-year-old West Africa ... between ECOWAS and the coup-hit Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso began to deteriorate after the bloc imposed stringent sanctions on Niger to pressure its military to ...

ECOWAS has become a target for military governments that have taken over Burkina, Mali and Niger. Disgraced former US Senator Bob Menendez weeps as he's sentenced to 11 years in prison in corruption ...

ECOWAS has become a target for military governments ... Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The formal withdrawal was announced by the Nigeria-based regional bloc in a statement on Wednesday.

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — West ... between ECOWAS and the coup-hit Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso began to deteriorate after the bloc imposed stringent sanctions on Niger to pressure its military ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — West ... in the bloc’s 50-year historys and analysts warn that a weaker ECOWAS could further undermine the increasingly fragile region. FILE - The defense chiefs from ...