The Bureau Newspaper | World News

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso – In a significant move, Burkina Faso has introduced new biometric passports that notably exclude the logo of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), marking a clear step towards solidifying its withdrawal from the regional bloc. This decision follows a military coup that brought the current leadership to power and underscores Burkina Faso's intent to distance itself from the 15-member alliance.

At the launch of the new passports on Tuesday, Burkina Faso's Security Minister, Mahamadou Sana, stated, "On this passport, there's no ECOWAS logo, and no mention of ECOWAS either. Since January, Burkina Faso has decided to withdraw from this body, and this is just a realization of the action already taken by Burkina Faso."

The introduction of these passports comes at a time of heightened tensions between Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali—all of which are contemplating or have initiated withdrawals from ECOWAS. The regional organization has warned that these actions could have significant consequences, including compromising the freedom of movement and the integrity of the common market that has long benefited the 400 million citizens across its member states.

This development occurs as Burkina Faso and its neighboring countries face increasing threats from insurgent groups linked to al Qaeda and the Islamic State, adding further complexity to the region's already precarious security situation.



Source: The Bureau Newspaper

They are not needed

The hand of Tinubu is just bad luck. He's the one who chased these people from ECOWAS with pride and arrogance.

Ikaeniyan0:
They are not needed

I must painfully admit that the present ECOWAS is very weak. What will it take to call their bluff? Why is Tinubu led ECOWAS pandering to usurpers of democracies??

Omits or REMOVES logo ?
The ECOWAS region has fallen apart.

NgeneUkwenu:


I must painfully admit that the present ECOWAS is very weak. What will take to call their bluff? Why is Tinubu led ECOWAS pandering to usurpers of democracies??

Let him fix his dam country before talking of fixing another man's country. Who Ecowas help? Let him remove the log in his frog eyes fess!!

If Burkina Faso doesn't want anything to do with ECOWAS, it would have
stopped crying about ECOWAS every other week.

You claimed you have left, yet you can't make any policy pronouncement
without mentioning ECOWAS.
ECOWAS should emulate the EU where countries beg to join instead of the
other way around.

Shame on ECOWAS for foolishly doting on the Rogue countries rather than wait
for the perpetual complainers to come back begging.
It is only a matter of time.

Anything turumbu touches chaos and division.




Dem don carry ronu politics and chest beating enter ecowas na so for countries decamp from dem



Awon master strategist

COMRADES are speechless, it's like these guys are serious

That Burkina boy will rule them till old age.

African will never learn.

Another Robert Mugabe loading in Burkina Faso.

Tinubu; the destroyer has destroyed ECOWAS...

Humn! See what someone's badluck have caused a subregions bloc - division and weakened leadership

See as Tulumbu destroyed the ECOWAS block.

There's no international law that prescribes democracy as the only form of government. So, meaning a police officer can even carry out a coup and become his country's head of state. So, there's nothing ECOWAS can legally do to Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali.

RenaissanceGuy:
There's no international law that prescribes democracy as the only form of government. So, meaning a police officer can even carry out a coup and become his country's head of state. So, there's nothing ECOWAS can legally do to Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali.

@your signature:

So what happened?

Ikaeniyan0:
They are not needed

just the way they don't need u too.