West Africa bloc's doors to stay open to junta-led states after January exit

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00:00The three countries will officially cease to be members of ECOWAS from 29 January 2025.

00:27The authority decides to set the period from 29 January 2025 to 29 July 2025 as a transitional

00:41period and to keep ECOWAS doors open to the three countries during the transition period.

00:53...of Nigeria to pronounce his welcome and opening statement.

01:09Indeed, they always create the visionary leadership of its founding fathers.

01:18The authority directs the Council of Ministers to convene an extraordinary session

01:25during the second quarter of 2025 to consider and adopt both separation modalities

01:34and the contingency plan covering political and economic relations between ECOWAS

01:42and the Republic of Niger, the Republic of Mali and Burkina Faso.

01:49...

01:55Here is this beautiful city of warm hospitality, Abuja. Excellencies, today ECOWAS...