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The departure of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso dented ECOWAS' status. Its efforts to protect democracy ended in failure. Attempts to introduce a single currency have stalled. So the bloc needed a boost to end the year and an agreement to cut a large chunk off flying costs for its 450 million consumers could deliver it.
By Global South WorldThe departure of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso dented ECOWAS' status. Its efforts to protect democracy ended in failure. Attempts to introduce a single currency have stalled. So the bloc needed a boost to end the year and an agreement to cut a large chunk off flying costs for its 450 million consumers could deliver it.