The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), at the end of its extraordinary session of the Heads of State and Government, in Abuja on Saturday, revealed the reasons why the bloc lifted sanctions against Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso.
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ASHENEWS reports that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has lifted sanctions, travel, commercial and economic hitherto imposed on Niger Republic, Mali and Burkina Faso.
The Nigerien military junta has claimed that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is not only influenced by certain foreign powers but has also “diverted from its noble missions.” Even as it regrets Nigeria’s role in decimating its exit from the west African bloc.
According to Nigeria, for half a century, ECOWAS had worked to promote peace, prosperity and democracy in the region, as well as reach out to all members of the ECOWAS family to resolve the difficulties being faced, the statement read.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has reacted to the announcement by the military juntas in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic, that they have exited from the regional bloc.
The number of the membership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has reduced by three, with the announcement of the immediate withdrawal of the military regimes in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger Republic.
French President Emmanuel Macron has said that “there would probably no longer be a Mali … Burkina Faso, and I’m not sure there would still be Niger”, without France’s military operations in the Sahel.
About half of 32 military coups between 1989 and 2017 resulted in a return to civilian rule, but only if military leaders felt that they were unlikely to suffer detrimental effects from surrendering power to nonmilitary leaders.
The mid-20th century brought with it the height of independence-related agitations and clamouring in many African countries. Rising nationalists who had gotten their education and the attendant exposure that came with it ultimately believed that African states were ready to govern themselves in the newly introduced democratic system. From that period till now, several African states have gone through turbulent moments of shapeshifting — a democratic state today, a military-junta-ruled state tomorrow. More often than not, military interventions in the democratic running of African states are touted as the Messianic way out of the corruption practices of the democratically elected leaders in these countries. As altruistic and patriotic as these military interventions seem at the outset, historical precedents in Africa show that the Messiahs often end up as or worse than the oppressors they initially wanted to save the people from. Africa does not need coups and military leaders.
The military staff of the three countries met in the Nigerien capital Niamey to decide on “concrete measures” in case ECOWAS chooses to “escalate a war,” according to local media reports on Saturday.