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ECOWAS plans life without Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali

Daily Dispatch June 15, 2025

…. To Hold Summit on Future of the Community The Economic Community of West African States on Sunday announced plans to organise a summit: “the Future of the Community,” to strategize on life without exited member states- Burkina-Faso, Mali and Niger Republic. The exit of the three

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ECOWAS Parliament Expresses Worries Over Obstinance of Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger to Rejoin Regional Bloc

Daily Dispatch September 26, 2024

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament has again expressed worries over the seeming reluctance of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Republic to return to ECOWAS despite the many entreaties of leaders of the regional bloc. Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Rt. Hon. Memounatou Ibrahima, disclosed this during the induction training for members […]

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ECOWAS should partner AU, UN in mediation with Niger, Burkina-Faso, Mali, advises stakeholders

Daily Dispatch August 15, 2024

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has been advised to partner with the African Union(AU), the United Nations (UN) and the Diaspora Community to intervene in the mediation process with the three Sahelian countries of Niger, Burkina-Faso and Mali in the ongoing plan of bringing them back into the regional bloc. The call […]

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Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger: ECOWAS Parliament proposes mediation committee

Daily Dispatch May 21, 2024

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament has proposed the appointment of an Adhoc Mediation Committee to prevail on Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, the three member states of the regional bloc, to retrace their steps and reunite with other member nations. The Acting Speaker of the Parliament, Barau Jibrin, who is also the […]

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Russia Commends ECOWAS’ partial lifting of sanctions on Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso

Daily Dispatch February 27, 2024

Russia has commended the decision of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to lift some of the sanctions imposed on departing members of the bloc, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso as a result of military intervention in civilian rule. An official statement by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday said: “The window […]

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ECOWAS/ Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso Conflict: Gowon calls for lifting of sanction, withdrawal of exit notice

Daily Dispatch February 21, 2024

Former Nigeria Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon has called on Heads of States and government of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to immediately withdraw the sanctions place on aggrieved member states who withdrew membership from the subregional economic bloc. Gowon, in a letter presented on Wednesday to the President of the ECOWAS […]