
Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali have left, but citizens’ privileges remain – ECOWAS
On January 29, 2024, the three countries led by military regimes formally notified ECOWAS of their desire for “immediate” withdrawal. But the texts of the West African organisation required one year’s notice for it to be effective. Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are now united in a confederation called the Alliance of Sahel States (AES)….