Senegal’s Faye says all efforts to reintegrate Sahel states into ECOWAS have failed
The three Sahel countries quit the Economic Community of West African States at the beginning of the year, accusing the bloc ...
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West Africa: Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso Impose 0.5% Import Levy On Ecowas Countries
and Burkina Faso announced their decision to leave ECOWAS in early 2024, after months of tension between the countries and the regional bloc. The junta in all three nations had accused ECOWAS of ...
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Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso impose 0.5% import levy on ECOWAS countries
The levy, which took effect last Friday, applies to all goods from ECOWAS member states entering any of the three nations, except for humanitarian aid.
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ECOWAS to meet over tariff imposed by Niger, B’Faso, Mali
The Economic Community of West African States is set to hold a meeting later this month to address the 0.5 per cent import ...
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Sahel Juntas Impose 0.5% Levy On Imports From Nigeria, Other ECOWAS Nations
Three Sahel countries ruled by military juntas - Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger - have introduced a 0.5% levy on imported ...
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Sahel bloc’s import tariff on ECOWAS threatens West Africa trade, AfCFTA
The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), has introduced a 0.5 percent levy on imported goods from several West African countries, ...
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Senegal's Faye says has 'done everything' to bring Sahel trio back to ECOWAS
DAKAR, April 5, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye said Friday he had "done everything possible" to ...
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West Africa: Can West African Nations Come Together to Stop Terrorism Spreading?
Mistrust between AES and ECOWAS countries must be overcome to enable ... accounting for over half of all terror-related deaths in 2024. Among the coastal states of Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana ...
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Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso Introduce 0.5% Levy on Imported Goods from Nigeria, Other ECOWAS Countries
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have imposed a 0.5% levy on imports, funding their breakaway union and marking a significant ...
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West African Juntas Impose 0.5% Levy On Goods From Nigeria, Other ECOWAS Nations
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced a new 0.5% levy on imported goods from Nigeria and other Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member-nations. The development comes as they ...
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Can West African nations come together to stop terrorism spreading?
On 8 January, members of the violent extremist Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims attacked a fortified position of the anti-terrorist Operation Mirador in northern Benin. Media reports said ...