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ABUJA, Nigeria -- West African nations Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have withdrawn from the regional economic bloc known as ECOWAS, their respective juntas announced Sunday. They accused the bloc of "inhumane" sanctions to reverse the coups in their nations.

ABUJA, Nigeria — West African nations Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have withdrawn from the regional economic bloc known as ECOWAS, their respective juntas announced Sunday. They accused the bloc of “inhumane” sanctions to reverse the coups in their nations. ECOWAS said in a statement that it wasn’t notified of the countries’ decision to withdraw.…

West African nations Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have withdrawn from the regional economic bloc known as ECOWAS, their respective juntas announced Sunday. They...

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, all run by military juntas, have jointly announced their withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States.

Its the first time in the blocs nearly 50 years of existence that its members are withdrawing in such a manner. Analysts say its an unprecedented blow to the group and a further threat to the regions stability.

Monthslong tension between three coup-hit countries in West Africa and the regional bloc known as ECOWAS boiled over when the nations announced their immediate withdrawal from the bloc and accused it of a lack of support and “inhumane” coup-related sanctions. In their joint statement on Sunday, the juntas of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso said that instead of helping their countries fight the security threats facing them, ECOWAS imposed “illegitimate, inhumane and irresponsib...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West African nations Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have withdrawn from the regional economic bloc known as ECOWAS, their respective juntas announced Sunday, accusing the bloc of “inhumane” sanctions to reverse the coups in their nations. The juntas said in a joint statement read out on state television in all three […]

Three West African nations of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have quit the regional economic bloc known as ECOWAS.

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso withdraw from West Africa regional bloc ECOWAS as tensions deepen

Sundays announcement is the latest twist in a series of events that have deepened political tension in West Africa since it experienced its latest of a string of coups in Niger last year.