Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali Officially Leave ECOWAS
Thousands of people took to the streets in Niger and Burkina Faso on Tuesday to celebrate their countries’ long-awaited withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Alongside Mali, the two nations had formally announced their exit in January 2024, citing frustrations with ECOWAS’s policies and its close ties to France. Now, as…
