Not sure Ecowas states, the EU or Algeria are really properly prepared to handle the fallout if Bamako falls soon
April 28, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Not sure Ecowas states, the EU or Algeria are really properly prepared to handle the fallout if Bamako falls soon
I think this probably has more to do with the dispute with ECOWAS but either way not a sign of an improving geopolitical environment
One unfortunate secondary impact of Trump's tariff mania could be to validate casual or incoherent application of tariffs internationally. Africa is moving toward a continent-wide free trade area. Or it was. www.reuters.com/world/africa...
West African juntas impose levy on imported goods
West African neighbours Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced a new 0.5% levy on imported goods as they seek to fund a new three-state union after leaving the larger regional economic bloc, they said in a statement.
www.reuters.com
April 1, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I think this probably has more to do with the dispute with ECOWAS but either way not a sign of an improving geopolitical environment
Ditching France and ECOWAS for Russia is going as expected for Very Serious and Important Men in Camo Uniforms.
A well-armed jihadist group affiliated with al Qaeda is closing in on Bamako, the capital of Mali. The country’s military junta and their Russian partners are struggling to counter the jihadis, who now hold sway in many parts of the huge Sahelian country.
Jihadi fighters affiliated with al Qaeda close in on Mali’s capital, as instability grows across Sahel region | CNN
A well-armed jihadist group affiliated with al Qaeda is closing in on Bamako, the capital of Mali. The country’s military junta and their Russian partners are struggling to counter the jihadis, who no...
www.cnn.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Ditching France and ECOWAS for Russia is going as expected for Very Serious and Important Men in Camo Uniforms.
The Malian government did not face severe fuel shortages that paralysed the country when it still enjoyed the full support of Ecowas and EU partners.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
October 29, 2025 at 9:24 AM
The Malian government did not face severe fuel shortages that paralysed the country when it still enjoyed the full support of Ecowas and EU partners.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
ECOWAS vs the Coup Belt crossover with Ukraine vs Russia is… it’s a weird world man
Ghana is ready to help fund the production of Ukrainian drones, President Zelensky said. In return, Ukraine is prepared to assist Ghana in strengthening border security—a new level of strategic partnership emerging.
July 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
ECOWAS vs the Coup Belt crossover with Ukraine vs Russia is… it’s a weird world man
Did you know 3 countries are leaving #ECOWAS? #Niger, #BurkinaFaso, & #Mali will leave and form the AES. @eabalogun.bsky.social writes that "losing 3 of its 15 member states does not spell the end of ECOWAS", drawing on research to explain this big shift: goodauthority.org/news/ecowas-...
ECOWAS, a West African regional bloc, will lose 3 members.
ECOWAS, in West Africa will lose three member countries in 2025. What happens after Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger leave?
goodauthority.org
December 23, 2024 at 9:30 PM
Did you know 3 countries are leaving #ECOWAS? #Niger, #BurkinaFaso, & #Mali will leave and form the AES. @eabalogun.bsky.social writes that "losing 3 of its 15 member states does not spell the end of ECOWAS", drawing on research to explain this big shift: goodauthority.org/news/ecowas-...
Ecowas crisis: West African states approve exit of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger
Ecowas crisis: West African states approve exit of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger will leave the Ecowas group in January but have six months to return.
www.bbc.com
December 16, 2024 at 11:31 AM
Ecowas crisis: West African states approve exit of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger
Coups, Convoys, Ecowas and More.
December 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Coups, Convoys, Ecowas and More.
The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) announced the formal exit of junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger from the bloc following their withdrawal last year reut.rs/4aDRyzs
West Africa bloc announces formal exit of three junta-led states
The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday announced the formal exit of junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger from the bloc following their withdrawal last year.
reut.rs
January 29, 2025 at 10:53 AM
The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) announced the formal exit of junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger from the bloc following their withdrawal last year reut.rs/4aDRyzs
ECOWAS announced a timeline for its three departing members.
Why Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger plan to exit the African bloc – and what happens now.
goodauthority.org/news/ecowas-...
Why Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger plan to exit the African bloc – and what happens now.
goodauthority.org/news/ecowas-...
ECOWAS, a West African regional bloc, will lose 3 members.
ECOWAS, in West Africa will lose three member countries in 2025. What happens after Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger leave?
goodauthority.org
December 24, 2024 at 6:59 PM
ECOWAS announced a timeline for its three departing members.
Why Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger plan to exit the African bloc – and what happens now.
goodauthority.org/news/ecowas-...
Why Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger plan to exit the African bloc – and what happens now.
goodauthority.org/news/ecowas-...
Neue Folge!
Heute: Chinas und Belarus‘ Militärübung, NATO-Gipfel, Aufrüstung, Frankreich, Thüringen-Wahl, Weltbevölkerung, Haushalt 2025, Vermögenssteuer, Begleitetes Trinken, @shamjaff.bsky.social zur ECOWAS, Untersuchungsausschuss, Justiz, Medizin.
Mit @holgi.bsky.social & @diekadda.bsky.social
Heute: Chinas und Belarus‘ Militärübung, NATO-Gipfel, Aufrüstung, Frankreich, Thüringen-Wahl, Weltbevölkerung, Haushalt 2025, Vermögenssteuer, Begleitetes Trinken, @shamjaff.bsky.social zur ECOWAS, Untersuchungsausschuss, Justiz, Medizin.
Mit @holgi.bsky.social & @diekadda.bsky.social
Haushalt 2025, Vermögenssteuer, Wahl in Frankreich, NATO-Gipfel, Trinken, ECOWAS, Thüringen
Diesmal: Chinas und Belarus' Militärübung, NATO-Gipfel, Aufrüstung, Frankreich, Thüringen-Wahl, Weltbevölkerung, Haushalt 2025, Vermögenssteuer, Begleitetes Trinken, Sham Jaff zur ECOWAS, Untersuchung...
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July 12, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Neue Folge!
Heute: Chinas und Belarus‘ Militärübung, NATO-Gipfel, Aufrüstung, Frankreich, Thüringen-Wahl, Weltbevölkerung, Haushalt 2025, Vermögenssteuer, Begleitetes Trinken, @shamjaff.bsky.social zur ECOWAS, Untersuchungsausschuss, Justiz, Medizin.
Mit @holgi.bsky.social & @diekadda.bsky.social
Heute: Chinas und Belarus‘ Militärübung, NATO-Gipfel, Aufrüstung, Frankreich, Thüringen-Wahl, Weltbevölkerung, Haushalt 2025, Vermögenssteuer, Begleitetes Trinken, @shamjaff.bsky.social zur ECOWAS, Untersuchungsausschuss, Justiz, Medizin.
Mit @holgi.bsky.social & @diekadda.bsky.social
Bluesky is great for tracking particular political milieus in Europe, US, to an extent Latin America, but X-Twitter and Telegram, even Facebook still, are necessary for much of the rest of the world. This site struggles to generate substantial traffic from MENA, Ecowas, Indian Ocean World and so on
May 4, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Bluesky is great for tracking particular political milieus in Europe, US, to an extent Latin America, but X-Twitter and Telegram, even Facebook still, are necessary for much of the rest of the world. This site struggles to generate substantial traffic from MENA, Ecowas, Indian Ocean World and so on
Finally had time to review recent work on interactions between EU, Maghreb, Sahel and Ecowas and it's striking how rapid expansion of jihadi insurgencies in the Sahel is forcing the question of how quickly Ecowas can step in to replace outsiders as the regional security guarantor.
January 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Finally had time to review recent work on interactions between EU, Maghreb, Sahel and Ecowas and it's striking how rapid expansion of jihadi insurgencies in the Sahel is forcing the question of how quickly Ecowas can step in to replace outsiders as the regional security guarantor.
West Africa’s regional bloc, ECOWAS, to cut air transport taxes to bring down one of the world’s highest air travel costs. African flights are the most expensive globally, driven largely by excessive taxes, fees and levies that often exceed the base ticket price.
ECOWAS to cut air transport taxes in bid to lower cost of air travel in West Africa | Africanews
ECOWAS Member States will abolish air transport taxes from 1 January 2026.
www.africanews.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
West Africa’s regional bloc, ECOWAS, to cut air transport taxes to bring down one of the world’s highest air travel costs. African flights are the most expensive globally, driven largely by excessive taxes, fees and levies that often exceed the base ticket price.
A pleasure to meet with Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye at the #UNGA81.
Senegal is a key partner for the EU and plays an essential role in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and in the wider region.
Senegal is a key partner for the EU and plays an essential role in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and in the wider region.
September 22, 2026 at 5:23 PM
A pleasure to meet with Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye at the #UNGA81.
Senegal is a key partner for the EU and plays an essential role in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and in the wider region.
Senegal is a key partner for the EU and plays an essential role in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and in the wider region.
Nigeria waives taxes on 90% of goods traded in Africa, placing Naija as a key player in African commerce. Nigerian importers can source goods—like raw materials, agricultural, or manufactured products—from African countries without paying tariffs on most of them.
Nigeria signs ECOWAS tariff offers, waives taxes on 90% of goods traded in Africa - Daily Trust
Nigeria has officially gazetted and transmitted the ECOWAS Schedule of Tariff Offers for Trade in Goods under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to the AfCFTA Secretariat. This move come...
dailytrust.com
April 15, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Nigeria waives taxes on 90% of goods traded in Africa, placing Naija as a key player in African commerce. Nigerian importers can source goods—like raw materials, agricultural, or manufactured products—from African countries without paying tariffs on most of them.
📄💡 Ecowas without the Sahel states?
@franziscaz.bsky.social, Amanda Bisong and @leoniefelicitas.bsky.social discuss how the Sahel states' split from Ecowas impacts migration and free movement, all while Ecowas struggles with a growing legitimacy crisis.
theconversation.com/ecowas-witho...
@franziscaz.bsky.social, Amanda Bisong and @leoniefelicitas.bsky.social discuss how the Sahel states' split from Ecowas impacts migration and free movement, all while Ecowas struggles with a growing legitimacy crisis.
theconversation.com/ecowas-witho...
Ecowas without the Sahel states: how the split is testing free movement and regional legitimacy
Beyond the rights to free movement, the AES withdrawal has real effects on Ecowas in terms of its legitimacy, strength and migrant rights.
theconversation.com
February 25, 2026 at 12:16 PM
📄💡 Ecowas without the Sahel states?
@franziscaz.bsky.social, Amanda Bisong and @leoniefelicitas.bsky.social discuss how the Sahel states' split from Ecowas impacts migration and free movement, all while Ecowas struggles with a growing legitimacy crisis.
theconversation.com/ecowas-witho...
@franziscaz.bsky.social, Amanda Bisong and @leoniefelicitas.bsky.social discuss how the Sahel states' split from Ecowas impacts migration and free movement, all while Ecowas struggles with a growing legitimacy crisis.
theconversation.com/ecowas-witho...
reading the New Right's COIN strategy for West Africa/ECOWAS and.... it's PMCs. why am i not surprised.
im1776.com/2024/06/12/w...
im1776.com/2024/06/12/w...
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love PMCs
Can America’s Counter-Terrorism Strategy in West Africa be Salvaged?
im1776.com
September 22, 2025 at 12:55 AM
reading the New Right's COIN strategy for West Africa/ECOWAS and.... it's PMCs. why am i not surprised.
im1776.com/2024/06/12/w...
im1776.com/2024/06/12/w...
The EU, Ecowas and particularly Nigeria and France made disastrous mistakes in counter-insurgency operations across the Sahel that helped make things worse.
But the collapse now under Russian-backed military rule in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso is on another level.
But the collapse now under Russian-backed military rule in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso is on another level.
October 29, 2025 at 9:25 AM
The EU, Ecowas and particularly Nigeria and France made disastrous mistakes in counter-insurgency operations across the Sahel that helped make things worse.
But the collapse now under Russian-backed military rule in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso is on another level.
But the collapse now under Russian-backed military rule in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso is on another level.
This is terrific news. It's being reported by international outlets too, but I'm linking to this GhanaWeb story, because it highlights the role played by Oliver Barker-Vormawor, who has been advocating for the people ICE sent to Ghana since day one.
www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePag...
www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePag...
July 3, 2026 at 2:54 PM
This is terrific news. It's being reported by international outlets too, but I'm linking to this GhanaWeb story, because it highlights the role played by Oliver Barker-Vormawor, who has been advocating for the people ICE sent to Ghana since day one.
www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePag...
www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePag...
All three countries have experienced military coups in recent years. In their aftermath, the juntas pulled out of ECOWAS, created the “Alliance des États du Sahel” (AES), and cut most ties with traditional Western partners.
September 29, 2025 at 10:03 PM
All three countries have experienced military coups in recent years. In their aftermath, the juntas pulled out of ECOWAS, created the “Alliance des États du Sahel” (AES), and cut most ties with traditional Western partners.
Yes with one caveat. The US is absolutely Britain's fault, this place doesn't get to rub its responsibility for them out. All the cool things about the US, disproportionately, come from Black Americans. Therefore, the US must become a condominium of ECOWAS.
February 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Yes with one caveat. The US is absolutely Britain's fault, this place doesn't get to rub its responsibility for them out. All the cool things about the US, disproportionately, come from Black Americans. Therefore, the US must become a condominium of ECOWAS.
Free movement in West Africa is under threat as Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso’s exit from Ecowas begins to reshape regional travel. 🌍
theconversation.com/ecowas-witho...
#Politics
theconversation.com/ecowas-witho...
#Politics
Ecowas without the Sahel states: how the split is testing free movement and regional legitimacy
Beyond the rights to free movement, the AES withdrawal has real effects on Ecowas in terms of its legitimacy, strength and migrant rights.
theconversation.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Free movement in West Africa is under threat as Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso’s exit from Ecowas begins to reshape regional travel. 🌍
theconversation.com/ecowas-witho...
#Politics
theconversation.com/ecowas-witho...
#Politics