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Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger to leave ECOWAS on Jan 29, 2025

Addis Ababa, Feb 18 (UNI) The final date for Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger's formal withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is January 29, 2025, but the association remains open to a discussion, President of the ECOWAS Commission Omar Alieu Touray told Sputnik.
"According to the treaty, they [Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger] have one year on exactly 29th of January, 2025, is the effective date of separation from ECOWAS if the three countries, have not withdrawn their notices during this period," Touray said on the sidelines of the African Union Summit.
The association is ready for dialogue with the authorities of the countries that have announced their withdrawal from ECOWAS, the chairman added.
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