Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have imposed a 0.5% levy on imports, funding their breakaway union and marking a significant ...

The three countries, now part of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), introduced a 0.5% import levy on goods from ECOWAS ...

The tax was agreed on March 28 and took effect immediately. Humanitarian aid is however exempted from this tax. The three ...

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have imposed a 0.5% levy on imported goods to fund their new three-state union after exiting the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The military-led ...

The measure, announced in a joint statement, takes immediate effect and applies to all goods imported from outside the three nations, excluding humanitarian aid. The military-led governments of ...

Last week, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger announced their withdrawal from ... French was the designated official language until mid-2023, when the new pro-sovereignty government demoted its status ...

Niger’s junta leader, Abdourahamane Tchiani, has been sworn in as the country’s president for a transition period of five ...

The military governments of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced a new 0.5 percent levy on imported goods from Nigeria and other Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS ...

Niger’s junta leader, Abdourahamane Tchiani, was on Wednesday sworn in as the country’s president for a transition period of five years under a new ... Mali and Burkina Faso, in protest ...

The military governments of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced a new 0.5 percent levy on imported goods from Nigeria and other Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS ...