People in Niger Celebrate Exit from ECOWAS

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The demonstration was attended by government officials, civil society activists, and guests. And people called on other nations to join the new regional grouping.

Thousands of people took to the streets of Niamey and several other towns across Niger responding to a call by the civil society M62 movement, to mark the day that Niger, together with Burkina Faso and Mali, exited the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).The three countries have grouped to form a new alliance, the Confederation of Sahel States (AES).

The demonstration was attended by government officials, civil society activists, and guests. And people called on other nations to join the new regional grouping.

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For the authorities in Niamey, nothing will ever be the same again, because going backward is out of the question. The alliance said it will launch a common passport on the same day.