Niger was, however, suspended from the OIF in December 2023, following its coup d'état. Burkina Faso and Mali were also suspended following their own military coups – with the OIF sanctioning ...

The visit comes at a critical time, as Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger recently withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States, raising concerns about worsening insecurity in the region.

Mahama revealed this when he visited President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja, to update him on recent negotiations with the military juntas of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso. According to ...

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger are under the control of juntas after successful coups. West Africa: Scenarios of Ecowas-AES Relationships This Day, 9 February 2025 ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have been under military rule following military coups. Though each coup had its own characteristics and specific triggers, their causes in structural terms were very ...

This phase of the tour will take him to Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, who have left the ECOWAS grouping and formed their Alliance of Sahel states. The president, while in Mali, held a closed-door ...

President John Dramani Mahama has emphasised that the primary reason behind the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger from ECOWAS is a breakdown of trust. Following a closed-door meeting ...

President John Dramani Mahama embarked on a one-day working visit to Bamako, Mali, on Saturday, 8th March, as part of his ‘Good Neighbourliness’ tour across the sub-region. This phase of the ...

A 14-year-old girl, Elizabeth Peter, from Korokpa in Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State, has drowned in the Chanchaga River while fetching water. Miss Peter was an SSS1 student of Saint ...

Since then Niger has left the bloc alongside Mali and Burkina Faso, in protest of harsh sanctions which the bloc announced to force a return to democracy in Niger. Critics say Niger's junta has ...