UPDATE: ECOWAS says Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger remain important members

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said on Sunday night that Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, who earlier in the day announced their decision to leave the sub-regional bloc, remain important members, and the Authority of Heads of State and Government "remains committed to find a negotiated solution to the political impasse"