West Africa bloc offers junta-led states six months to rethink exit
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will have a six-month grace period after their scheduled exit from West Africa's main political and economic group next month during which the ECOWAS bloc will try to persuade them to stay,
West Africa regional bloc approves exit timeline for 3 coup-hit member states
In a first in the 15-nation bloc's nearly 50 years of existence, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso announced in January that they will leave the bloc.
West Africa regional bloc approves exit timeline for 3 coup-hit nations
The move by ECOWAS comes after a nearly yearlong process of mediation to avert the unprecedented disintegration of the grouping.
West Africa regional bloc says the impending exit of coup-hit nations is disheartening
West Africa’s regional bloc, ECOWAS, says the impending exit of its three member states led by military juntas is disheartening after a nearly yearlong process of mediation to avert the unprecedented
West Africa bloc approves exit timeline for 3 coup-hit nations after failed peace efforts
West Africa bloc approves exit timeline for 3 coup-hit nations after failed peace efforts.
West Africa bloc OKs exit timeline for 3 members
West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS approved an exit timeline Sunday for three coup-hit nations after a nearly yearlong process of mediation to avert the unprecedented disintegration of
African coup-hit states get more time to rethink ECOWAS exit
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger had military coups in recent years and plan to leave the West African region bloc. At talks in Abuja, they were given until July to reconsider their looming exit.West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS gave Mali,
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