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ECOWAS to Maintain Trade Ties with Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger

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  • ECOWAS affirms continued trade under the bloc’s Trade Liberalisation Scheme (ETLS) and investment policy
  • Departure of three Sahel nations highlights challenges in regional integration

Lagos, Nigeria – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has announced that its members will retain trade ties with the junta-led Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, despite their formal exit from the bloc.

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