Mali said on Wednesday it was not planning to leave West Africa's currency zone while Burkino Faso indicated it would do so after they and Niger announced their withdrawal from the region's political bloc in protest.
In a blow to hard-fought regional integration, the three military-led nations, among the world's poorest, are planning to quit the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) after being criticised for their respective coups.
