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What is ECOWAS and why have 3 coup-hit nations quit the West Africa bloc?
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoMonthslong tension between three coup-hit countries in West Africa and the regional bloc known as...
ECOWAS orders ‘immediate activation’ of standby force in Niger
CNN via Yahoo News· 9 months agoWest African leaders on Thursday ramped up the rhetoric against Niger’s coup leaders, ordering the...
ECOWAS sets ‘D-Day’ for possible military intervention in Niger
CNN via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe West African regional bloc ECOWAS says it has chosen an undisclosed “D-Day” for a possible...
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso withdraw from West Africa regional bloc ECOWAS as tensions deepen
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoWest African nations Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have withdrawn from the regional economic bloc...
West Africa bloc to negotiate with Niger junta on return to democracy
Reuters via Yahoo News· 5 months agoABUJA (Reuters) -West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS on Sunday set up a committee of three leaders to...
Factbox-Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso quit ECOWAS, testing regional unity
Reuters via AOL· 3 months agoDefying pressure by leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to restore...
ECOWAS to finalize Niger deployment plans this week
United Press International via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe military heads of West African countries are to meet this week to finalize deployment plans to Niger. Photo courtesy of Economic Community of West...
West Africa in another bid to engage with Niger coup leaders
Reuters via Yahoo News· 9 months agoABUJA (Reuters) -West Africa's ECOWAS bloc aims to send a parliamentary committee to Niger to meet...
Niger junta agrees plan to restore democracy, Togo minister says
Reuters via AOL· 5 months agoNiger's military leaders have agreed a plan for restoring democratic rule which will be presented to...
Niger crisis puts US in ‘tough spot’ as coup leaders refuse to back down
The Hill via AOL· 9 months agoThe military coup in Niger is threatening to engulf the region in a broader conflict while...
