On VOA 60: Three West African nations — Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso — on Sunday announced they are withdrawing from the regional Economic Community of West African States bloc amid increased demands for a return to a civilian-led government in the junta-led nations. Plus, South Sudanese officials on Monday said over 50 people were killed along the nation’s border with Sudan, after armed men from Warrap state carried out raids in the neighboring Abyei region. This and other African-related news updates on today’s VOA 60!