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Just In Burkina Faso, Niger, And Mali Withdraw From ECOWAS, Say Good Bye To The Economic Community of West African States Today
Now happening across Africa as three countries military rulers of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have come together, jointly withdraw their countries from ECOWAS with immediate effect, a joint statement says in a press letter sent to the ECOWAS AuthorityThe leaders of the three Sahel nations issued the statement today Sunday 28th of January 2024 saying it was a “sovereign decision” to leave the ECOWAS “without delay”.
Struggling with jihadist violence and poverty, the regimes have had tense ties with ECOWAS since coups took place in Niger last July, Burkina Faso in 2022 and Mali in 2020. As of them, all the three countries were suspended from ECOWAS, with Niger and Mali facing heavy sanctions.
They have hardened their positions in recent months and joined forces in an “Alliance of Sahel States”. A French military withdrawal from the Sahel — the region along the Sahara desert across Africa — has heightened concerns over the conflicts spreading southward to the Gulf of Guinea states Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Ivory Coast.
The prime minister appointed by Niger’s military regime on Thursday blasted ECOWAS for “bad faith” after the bloc largely shunned a planned meeting in Niamey.
Niger had hoped for an opportunity to talk through differences with fellow states of ECOWAS but that as of date where not coming forth, which has cold-shouldered Niamey, imposing heavy economic and financial sanctions following the military coup that overthrew elected president Mohamed Bazoum.
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