Ministers from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) have approved a joint framework to accelerate the return of African ...

DAKAR, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Mali said on Wednesday it was not planning to leave West Africa's currency zone while Burkino Faso indicated it would do so after they and Niger announced their withdrawal ...

During a press conference held by the National Center for Arts and Culture under the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, ...

BAMAKO, Mali — West Africa's regional bloc known as ECOWAS is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries formally quit the group, forming their own alliance and weakening the bloc's ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) lost three of its founding members on 29 January 2025. Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger comprised 16% of the bloc’s population of 424 million and 7% ...

Adds comments Mali, Burkina Faso and Moody's, paragraphs 6-8 JOHANNESBURG, Jan 31 (Reuters) - The decision of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to exit the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS ...

Ministers from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA ...