Burkina, Mali, Niger Quit West African Bloc ECOWAS

FILE - National flags of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member states fly at the Kotoka Internatinal Airport in Accra, Ghana, on September 15, 2020.

The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announced Sunday their immediate withdrawal from the West African bloc ECOWAS, saying it has become a threat to member states.