ECOWAS

British

/ ɛˈkəʊəs /

acronym

Economic Community of West African States; an economic association established in 1975 whose members are Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Mauritania joined but withdrew in 2002

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The West African bloc Ecowas took a similar action, while urging the military to return to the barracks.

From BBC

That only ended in April 2020 when the west African regional bloc, ECOWAS, recognised Embalo as the winner.

From Barron's

Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan is returning to Mali this week to continue mediation on behalf of ECOWAS.

From Seattle Times

On Thursday France's armed forces ministry said that both Ecowas and the AU had set "the framework for the political transition in Mali".

From BBC

Macron’s comments come a day after West African leaders suspended Mali from their regional bloc, the Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, over what they said amounted to a coup last week.

From Seattle Times

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