VOA60 Africa - Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso officially quit ECOWAS
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Officials and citizens gathered for a ceremony in the southwest town of Kangaba to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso's decision to quit regional bloc ECOWAS. The three junta-led nations formed their own regional trade group, the Alliance of Sahel States (AES).