Countries in the Sahel further withdraw from ECOWAS
by editors@theworld.org (Sarah Birnbaum) from The World: Latest Stories on (#6QWX4)
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger - all led by military juntas - have announced plans to introduce a new biometric passport. It's the latest step in their withdrawal from the regions' main bloc of nations: ECOWAS. One year after the three countries signed the Alliance of Sahel States, The World's Sarah Birnbaum has this check in on the region.