ECOWAS to hold extraordinary meeting over junta states’ exit decision

People attend a demonstration that was called by Mali's Junta to support their decision to leave the Economic Community of West African States regional bloc ''ECOWAS''

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Reuters

3 February 2024, 17:06 [SAST]

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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has scheduled an extraordinary meeting of its mediation and security council for Feb. 8 to discuss a joint decision by junta-led countries Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso to leave the bloc.

ECOWAS has invited members to the ministerial-level meeting in the Nigerian capital Abuja, according to one of the invitations dated Friday and seen by Reuters on Saturday.