# Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger formally leave ECOWAS

Date: 2025

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## Drivers

- Sahel jihadist insurgency (JNIM/ISGS+): https://factrail.ai/drivers/sahel-jihad-insurgency

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/west-africa-bloc-announces-formal-exit-three-junta-led-states-2025-01-29/
- https://www.ecowas.int/press-statement-2/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/mali-burkina-faso-niger-ecowas-withdrawal-takes-effect-2025