Jul 6, 2024 · The military leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have hailed a newly signed treaty as a step “towards greater integration” between the three countries, in the latest showing of their shift...

On January 29, 2025, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger formally withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) after providing the required 1 year notice. [44] AES countries were all founding members of ECOWAS 50 years ago on 28 May 1975.

Jul 7, 2024 · NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Military junta leaders of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso on Saturday ruled out returning their nations to the West Africa regional bloc whose division could further jeopardize efforts to undo coups and curb violence spreading across the region.

Dec 15, 2024 · Two attacks along Niger's border with Burkina Faso have killed 39 people, Niamey's defence ministry said Saturday, accusing "criminals" of massacring civilian populations.

Aug 25, 2023 · ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Niger’s junta authorized troops from neighboring Mali and Burkina Faso to come to its defense and asked the French ambassador to leave the country Friday, raising the stakes in a standoff with other West African nations who are threatening force to reinstate Niger’s democratically elected president.

Nov 22, 2024 · NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Thousands from the junta-led countries in Africa’s Sahel region gathered this week in the Nigerien capital of Niamey, with music and cultural displays, to condemn what they called the West’s imperialist agenda and …

Jan 29, 2025 · Thousands of people rallied on Tuesday in Niger and Burkina Faso in support of the move. Led by members of the military-led government in Niger’s capital Niamey, they chanted slogans hostile to ...

Aug 1, 2023 · The military governments of Burkina Faso and Mali have warned that any military intervention against last week’s coup leaders in Niger would be considered a “declaration of war” against their...

Jul 7, 2024 · NIAMEY, Niger — Military junta leaders of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso on Saturday ruled out returning their nations to the West Africa regional bloc whose division could further jeopardize...

Jan 29, 2025 · Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc Ecowas, after more than a year of diplomatic tensions. The withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger is a huge ...