Niger and Burkina Faso announce their withdrawal from ECOWAS and submit requests to withdraw from the International Criminal Court.

The entities involved

• Niger →

  sovereign state in western Africa

  • Niger has been the site of a terrorist attack on its capital airport, leading to condemnation.Mon 15:52
  • Transnational banditry and cross-border groups are operating across the porous borders of Niger, Nigeria, Chad, and Cameroon.Mon 13:20
• Burkina Faso →

  sovereign state in Africa

  • Burkina Faso entrepreneurs are establishing strategic economic partnerships with the Russian Export Center, promoting direct bilateral trade in food and textiles.Mon 11:08
  • The International Finance Corporation is providing financing for a logistics corridor in Ghana that links Volta Lake to northern Ghana and extends to Burkina Faso.Mon 08:46
• Economic Community of West African States →

  intergovernmental economic union

  • Nigeria and ECOWAS held talks and pledged coordination through the United Nations.Sat 18:27
  • A partnership promotes sustainable development and food security in the Sahel, supporting IFDC's Soil Values program.Fri 23:39

Related events

• Niger withdrew from ECOWAS and joined the Alliance of Sahel States in a series of events that began on June 1, 2022.Jul 27
• Niger is undergoing a Universal Periodic Review (UPR) by the United Nations, while also being part of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).Fri 15:39
• Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso announced their withdrawal from ECOWAS due to political impasse.Aug 29