All plans are concluded for Burkina Faso, Mali, and the Niger Republic to stop being members of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, from 2025.
This was announced by the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Alieu Touray, on Sunday at the 66th ordinary session of heads of states and governments in Abuja.
According to Parallel Facts, that the military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announced their immediate withdrawal from the ECOWAS in January this year.
Before the withdrawal, the three countries got suspended from ECOWAS, with Niger and Mali facing heavy sanctions.
However, Touray noted that ECOWAS has now set the countries’ exit at January 29, 2025 – July 29, 2025.
The ECOWAS president added that the timeframe would enhance last mediations and any diplomatic interventions.
The development comes after the military-led governments of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso announced their decision to withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, describing the move as “irreversible.”
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The trio in a jointly signed statement, alleged ECOWAS of serving the interests of France, their former colonial power and pledged to chart a new path for their citizens.
The announcement precedes a key ECOWAS summit scheduled for Sunday, where regional leaders had hoped to negotiate a resolution to retain the three nations within the bloc.
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