Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso officially quit ECOWAS

Officials and citizens gathered for a ceremony in the southwest town of Kangaba to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Mali ...
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday.
They said their departure was immediate, but under the bloc's rules, their withdrawal takes effect a year after the announcement.
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