West Africa: Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso Officially Exit Ecowas
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West Africa: Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso Officially Exit Ecowas
https://allafrica.com/stories/202501290328.html
Posted by The-first-laugh
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SS: Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso first announced their decision to leave ECOWAS in early 2024
The three military-led West African nations – Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso – have officially withdrawn from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
The reason can be traced back to the military coup that took place in all 3 nations in early 2024. ECOWAS promptly decided to sanction the 3 nations in hopes of bringing the democratic leadership back; but this raised tensions amongst the bloc as the military junta stated that it was ECOWAS’s lack of assistance in dealing with terrorism that compelled the military to organise a coup. The 3 nations further added that the sanctions have now hurt their citizens which has caused the 3 nations to leave the bloc.
ECOWAS did withdraw the sanctions hoping to keep the 3 nations as they do constitute 50% of land area but were unsuccessful.
At the time, there was also talk of Nigeria, being the most populous member of ECOWAS, to lead a military alliance against the new military dictatorships.
If Russia loses the ability to support its geopolitical goals in the Sahel, is there a chance that the military dictatorships might fail?
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