ECOWAS to adopt negotiation with departing Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger

The Economic Community of West African States on Sunday said that it was ready for “a negotiated solution” after Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announced they were quitting the group. The three countries are “important members of the community,” and the bloc “remains committed to finding a negotiated solution to the political impasse,” said ECOWAS in a statement, adding that it had “yet to receive any direct formal notification” from the countries about their withdrawal. The military regimes in the three countries announced their immediate withdrawal from ECOWAS. The leaders of the three Sahel nations on Sunday issued a statement

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BREAKING: Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso Juntas Pull Out Of ECOWAS

    The military juntas in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have withdrawn from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) with immediate effect. The three countries, which mulled a counter force against the regional bloc after the overthrow of the democratically elected government in Niger, announced the development on Sunday. ECOWAS under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu had threatened a military action the Niger junta refused to transfer power. But the regime stood its ground as Mali and Burkina Faso vowed to fight in defence of Niger. On Sunday, the leaders of the three Sahel nations said

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Mali, Niger To End Tax Agreements with France

    The military governments of Mali and Niger have announced plans to end their decades-long tax agreements with France within the next three months. The ruling juntas of the two countries said in a joint statement that they were ending the tax pacts due to "France's persistent hostile attitude" towards their countries and "the unbalanced nature of these agreements, which result in a considerable loss of revenue for Mali and Niger", the AFP news agency reported. Mali's tax agreement with France has been in place since 1972, while Niger's deal with the European country has existed since 1965. The

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BREAKING: Niger Junta Forms Military Alliance with Burkina Faso, Mali

The Niger junta, which took power in a military coup on July 26, has formed a military alliance with neighboring Burkina Faso and Mali. The three countries’ foreign ministers made a joint announcement in Niamey, Niger’s capital. The agreement allows Mali and Burkina Faso to provide military aid to Niger in the event of military action against the putschists there. Mali and Burkina Faso have already reached a similar deal. The reported agreement also calls for the three countries to work together to combat terrorist groups operating within their borders and safeguard their borders. Recall that the Economic Community of

Mali Crisis : Buhari receives Jonathan

President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) might be meeting soon over developments in the Republic of Mali. Buhari disclosed this on Monday at the State House after receiving briefing from ECOWAS Special Envoy to Mali, former President Goodluck Jonathan. According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the meeting would be at the behest of the Chairman of the Heads of State and Government of the ECOWAS. Mali has appointed a civilian as Interim President, who will

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Mali’s new president sworn in, pledges to hand over in 18 months

Bah Ndaw formally took office on Friday with a pledge to hand over power within 18 months in accordance with international agreements. He also promised to strive for “a stable, calm and successful transition, in the agreed conditions and time frame,” a reference to the roadmap to civilian rule endorsed by the military junta which seized power on August 18. Mali has given me everything. I am happy to be its submissive slave, willing to do everything for it to return to full constitutional legality, with elected authorities, legitimate representatives,” the 70-year-old retired colonel and former defence minister said. He

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A Civilian Govt Must Be Appointed Immediately In Mali – ECOWAS

President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana, the acting chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said on Tuesday that Mali’s military coup leaders must hand over to a civilian transitional government immediately. Nana said this in Accra as a deadline expired for the ruling junta to appoint interim leaders. The 15-member ECOWAS imposed economic sanctions after the Aug. 18 overthrow of President Ibrahim Keita, and said a new president should be appointed by Tuesday. But the junta pushed through a charter on Saturday that says the interim president can be a soldier or a civilian and has not

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