The West African country has been under military rule since a coup in 2020, and tensions have risen over the junta's failure to stick to a promised ti...
The decree came after more than 80 political parties and civil groups called for presidential elections "as soon as possible" and an end to military r...
ECOWAS said it was lifting financial and economic sanctions against Guinea and ending restrictions on the recruitment of Malians to professional posit...
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger were founding members of ECOWAS in 1975, but the bloc suspended all three and imposed sanctions on them following militar...
Withdrawal will hit hard given that ECOWAS guarantees visa-free travel and right of settlement and work in member countries. Losing such benefits will...
The leaders of the three Sahel nations issued a statement saying it was a "sovereign decision" to leave the Economic Community of West African States...
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