The military leaders of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have reaffirmed their decision to withdraw from the West Africa regional bloc, ECOWAS. despite the body's offer of a six-month transitional period during its recent summit in Abuja. The three countries had made known their plan to leave the bloc in January 2024 following military takeovers of each state.
In a joint statement, the junta leaders - who have formed the Alliance of Sahel States - said they consider the offer by Ecowas as "another attempt that would allow the French junta and its lackeys to continue planning and carrying out actions, aimed at destabilization of the Sahel Alliance", a reference to the military leaders' deteriorating relations with their former colonial power France.
The military leaders of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have reaffirmed their decision to withdraw from the West Africa regional bloc, ECOWAS. despite the body's offer of a six-month transitional period during its recent summit in Abuja. The three countries had made known their plan to leave the bloc in January 2024 following military takeovers of each state.
In a joint statement, the junta leaders - who have formed the Alliance of Sahel States - said they consider the offer by Ecowas as "another attempt that would allow the French junta and its lackeys to continue planning and carrying out actions, aimed at destabilization of the Sahel Alliance", a reference to the military leaders' deteriorating relations with their former colonial power France.