Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso withdraw from Cedeao, the Western economic bloc. The three countries had been provisionally suspended from ECOWAS.

Mali and Niger were punished with economic sanctions, which had caused a deterioration in relations with this organization. At the same time, after expelling French soldiers from their territory, these regimes have approached Russia as their new great military ally. The decision has repercussions ranging from monetary policy, since they use a common currency with neighboring countries, to limits on intraregional population movements.