{
  "id": 5620483,
  "title": "Three Juntas Left West Africa’s Club and Built Their Own",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/three-juntas-left-west-africas-club-and-built-their-own",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T17:33:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/sahel-aes-ecowas-split-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger left ECOWAS and built the Alliance of Sahel States, now with its own parliament, passport and joint force. What the split means for West Africa. The post Three Juntas Left West Africa’s Club and Built Their Own appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}