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Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger withdraw from ECOWAS

Originally published: Peoples Dispatch on January 30, 2024 (more by Peoples Dispatch) |

Land area under ECOWAS, which is condemned by West Africa’s popular movements as an agent of French imperialism, has been reduced to less than half after their withdrawal.
Mass protests against French troops intensify in Niger as the deadline for their withdrawal approaches

Originally published: Peoples Dispatch on August 29, 2023 by Pavan Kulkarni (more by Peoples Dispatch) | (Posted Sep 06, 2023)

France refuses to withdraw its ambassador and troops from Niger, and reiterates its threat of supporting military invasion by ECOWAS, while the regional bloc itself is “determined to bend backwards to accommodate diplomatic efforts”.