West African leaders’ summit opens as coup-hit countries form alliance | Politics News
The formation of Sahel alliance by Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger overshadows ECOWAS summit, set to open in Abuja. A West African leaders’ summit has opened on Sunday after the army rulers of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger forged a new alliance severing ties with the Financial Group of West African States (ECOWAS). The ECOWAS summit …