Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger — all led by military juntas — have announced plans to introduce a new biometric passport. It’s the latest step in their withdrawal from the regions’ main bloc of nations: ECOWAS. One year after the three countries signed the Alliance of Sahel States, The World’s Sarah Birnbaum has this check in on the region.
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