ECOWAS to approve Niger, Mali, B’Faso’s withdrawal Jan 29

The Economic Community of West African States will on January 29, 2025 begin the process for  Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso to formally withdraw their membership of the regional bloc. It declared a six-month transition period lasting until July 29, 2025, within which it would engage  withdrawal protocol. President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar