Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger’s withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) became official on 29 January 2025. The announcement was made at a press conference in Abuja, ...

Uzbekistan, host of the upcoming 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP20) to the Convention on International ...

A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS ...

This is despite the official exit of these three countries from ECOWAS on January 29, to focus on their own bloc known as the ...

Meanwhile, passports and identity cards bearing ECOWAS logo will remain valid for travel within the region for citizens from the three countries just as trade and economic activities will also ...

Despite their exit, ECOWAS announced that passports and identity cards bearing its logo would remain valid for travel within the region for citizens of the three countries. Trade and economic ...

Last Wednesday, an official announcement was that three West African countries under military rule have officially left the regional bloc, The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS ...

Following the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, the Republic of Mali and the Republic of Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) effective Wednesday, January 29, 2025, citizens ...

It directed, until further notice, all relevant authorities within and outside its member states to, among others, recognise national passports and identity cards bearing the ECOWAS logo held by the ...

ECOWAS said on Wednesday the remaining members tentatively agreed to "keep ECOWAS doors open" by recognizing national passports and identities bearing the bloc's logo from the countries, to ...

For the meantime, ECOWAS said that passports and identity cards bearing its logo will remain valid for travel within the region for citizens from the three countries. He also said trade and ...