The leaders of the three Sahel nations said it was a “sovereign decision” to leave the Economic Community of West African States “without delay.”

The three countries were suspended from ECOWAS following the coups, and relations between them and the regional bloc have deteriorated for months.

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    Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, said Sunday they are leaving the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) immediately.

    All three countries, which were founding members of ECOWAS in 1975, are currently led by militaries that seized power from civilian leaders.

    “The organization notably failed to assist these states in their existential fight against terrorism and insecurity,” Abdramane added.

    At a summit in Nigeria’s capital Abuja in December, West African leaders demanded a “short” period of transition toward civilian rule in coup-hit Niger before they would ease economic sanctions on the country.

    Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum was deposed in July 2023, and the junta said it would take three years to return to civilian rule.

    The country has not been put under sanctions and its current ruler, Captain Ibrahim Traore has allowed elections to take place this summer.

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