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Burkina Faso Celebrates First Anniversary of Breaking Away from ECOWAS

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Burkina Faso Celebrates First Anniversary of Breaking Away from ECOWAS

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With a chorus of vuvuzelas, whistles, and placards reading “Down with ECOWAS”, “Down with France”, and “Long live AES”, the demonstrators came to celebrate the departure of the AES states from ECOWAS.

Thousands of people gathered nationwide to celebrate the first anniversary of Burkina Faso’s withdrawal from ECOWAS. Prime Minister Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo and other personalities attended a meeting in Ouagadougou to mark the official launch of the Alliance of Sahel States.

Proposer Simporé, mobilisation officer for the citizen watch coalition, said that In Burkina Faso, people are mobilising everywhere to show their commitment, determination, and attachment to the three Presidents of the AES, who have fought night and day for the well-being of these peoples.

With a chorus of vuvuzelas, whistles, and placards reading “Down with ECOWAS”, “Down with France”, and “Long live AES”, the demonstrators came to celebrate the departure of the AES states from ECOWAS.

In addition to demonstrations throughout the country, a ceremony to raise the colours of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger was organised at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Cooperation and Burkinabè Abroad.

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On January 28, 2024, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger announced their definitive departure from the Economic Community of West African States and the creation of the AES Confederation on July 6, 2024.