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Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso Exit ECOWAS Regional Bloc After Wave of Coups

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Three military-ruled countries, Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso, have officially withdrawn from the West African regional alliance, ECOWAS. The withdrawal is effective immediately, as stated by ECOWAS. The three countries have been at odds with ECOWAS, accusing the bloc of having double standards in punishing military juntas. The regional bloc offers its members visa-free travel, favorable trade tariffs, and access to a $702 million fund.

  1. DE
    Ulf Laessing
    Konrad Adenauer Foundation
    1. That the three poorest member states decided to leave the bloc makes Ecowas in the eyes of its citizens look even more like a loser in this conflict.
  2. GM
    Omar Alieu Touray
    Economic Community of West African States
    1. Any state can decide to come back in the community at any time.
  3. ML
    Assimi Goïta
    1. The only difference is that some carry weapons and others do not.
  4. NG
    Ilyasu Gadu
    1. The three junta leaders have taken steps to say: 'Yes, we are pulling out of Ecowas but we want to maintain our relationships. We will not close our borders' because they must have realised that if they do that, they would have shot themselves in the foot.
  5. NE
    Omar Hama
    1. I would have liked them to overcome their differences because we have a common space, same people with historical similarities and same economic realities.

Niger Political Instability

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  2. US Forces to Leave Niger by Mid-September
  3. Russian Troops Deployed to Airbase Housing US Military in Niger

sources

  1. 1.BBC
  2. 2.The New York Times
  3. 3.CNN
  4. 4.Le Monde
  5. 5.Associated Press
  6. 6.Times

perspectives

  1. 1.US Foreign Policy
  2. 2.Ethnic tensions
  3. 3.French Foreign Policy
  4. 4.France under Emmanuel Macron
  5. 5.Coup d'état
  6. 6.Sahel political instability
  7. 7.France in Sahel
  8. 8.Malian Junta
  9. 9.Burkina Faso junta

countries

  1. 1.Burkina FasoBF
  2. 2.BeninBJ
  3. 3.Côte d'IvoireCI
  4. 4.CameroonCM
  5. 5.Cabo VerdeCV
  6. 6.AlgeriaDZ
  7. 7.FranceFR
  8. 8.GabonGA
  9. 9.GhanaGH
  10. 10.GambiaGM
  11. 11.Equatorial GuineaGQ
  12. 12.Guinea-BissauGW

organizations

  1. 1.Economic Community of West African States
  2. 2.Alliance of Sahel States
  3. 3.Konrad Adenauer Foundation
  4. 4.Wilson Center

persons

  1. 1.Assimi GoïtaML
  2. 2.Ulf LaessingDE
  3. 3.Fatouma Harber
  4. 4.Ilyasu GaduNG
  5. 5.Oge Onubogu
  6. 6.Omar Alieu TourayGM
  7. 7.Omar HamaNE
  8. 8.Saikou Jammeh
  9. 9.Veronica Penney

technicals

  1. 1.Sahara Desert