ECOWAS

Three countries announce withdrawal from Economic Community of West African States

Three countries announce withdrawal from Economic Community of West African States

West Africa’s geopolitical scene is experiencing a major shakeup. In a move that has been compared to the U.K.’s Brexit, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso announced their withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African Countries, or ECOWAS for short, on Jan. 28, Al-Jazeera reported.