We were not notified - ECOWAS responds to the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso

The three nations' military administrations declared on Sunday that they would be leaving ECOWAS after being suspended by the organization.Three member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso, announced their decision to leave the regional organization, although ECOWAS stated it had not received formal notification of their decision.This is a response to the three Saheel countries' earlier announcement that they are leaving ECOWAS.On Sunday, January 28, 2024, in the afternoon, the military chiefs of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso jointly declared their immediate departure from the regional alliance. They declared that ECOWAS had become a menace to its members and that the choice to exit the organization "without delay" was a "sovereign decision."