Burkina Faso has launched new biometric passports without the ECOWAS logo, solidifying its decision to withdraw from the regional bloc.
Burkina Faso has issued new biometric passports without the logo of theNiger, Mali, and Burkina FasoECOWAS said the countries have to return to constitutional order if they want the sanctions lifted.
All three countries have since accused the alliance of abandoning the spirit of pan-Africanism for selfish interests.Although ECOWAS only issued a suspension, the countries have denounced plans to return.“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 realisation of the action already taken by Burkina Faso,” Sana said.
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