BREAKING: The military rulers of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso are withdrawing their countries from ECOWAS with immediate effect, a joint statement says.

The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have announced their immediate withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States.

The leaders of the three Sahel nations on Sunday issued a statement 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.

All three 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, which has cold-shouldered Niamey, imposing heavy economic and financial sanctions following the military coup that overthrew elected president Mohamed Bazoum.

https://punchng.com/breaking-mali-niger-burkina-faso-withdraw-from-ecowas-over-suspension/

West African Countries needs to be united to elevate poverty from their countries not fight.

Egypt generated $15 billion from 14.9 million international tourists in 2023. Northern Africans are using Tourism to generate massive funds. We are here playing corrupt politics.


I will continue to say it, Nigeria have all it takes ti make huge financial incomes from International Tourist.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=785C7UU_rb4?si=Y5XiL4ipvTz5h_OO

Well well

Watch as drugnubu leaves the crisis in Nigeria and starts talking about this Mali withdrawal from ECOWAS.

Meanwhile hunger is dealing with Drugnubu supporters back to back. Who else noticed they Don't comment "this govt will favour me and my family" anymore on nairaland? Reality has dawn on them. Hunger has reset their brians

Very good.

It's a good news for Africa, abi?

No

YinkaOlusesi16:
It's a good news for Africa, abi?

Good riddance, Military rule is an enzyme to looting and corruption

Bye bye to them, they are not needed

We Africans are not democratic in nature....I love the move from those countries 🙄

Peterpaul96:
Well well

I don't understand o, is this the fault of Tinubu again?

justtoodark:
look una foolishness....tryin to play nice with foreighners and betrayin your own....

they had the right to kick france away....!!

this is soo sad....

Is ECOWAS stopping them from kicking France out?

They have been suspended since.
This is like a man announcing that he is resigning after 1 year of being sacked.

Paraman:
Is ECOWAS stopping them from kicking France out?

this is just sad....

Congratulations to Tinubu for breaking up ECOWAS with his stupidity.

And congratulations to the louts who have urged him on in his foolery in Niger.

Empty heads!

Good
They are liabilities

justtoodark:


this is just sad....

You didn't answer the question. Is ECOWAS stopping them from kicking out France? Explain how ECOWAS is stopping them.

I trus Tinubu to roast them.
Watch

Penguin2:
Congratulations to Tinubu for breaking up ECOWAS with his stupidity.

And congratulations to the louts who have urged him on in his foolery in Niger.

Empty heads!

What are you benefitting from Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali been part of ECOWAS? A lot of you things just love wailing over nothing.

Paraman:
You didn't answer the question. Is ECOWAS stopping them from kicking out France? Explain how ECOWAS is stopping them.

why sanction them then....??

democracy is rubbish....look how expensive it is to run....

Entprys:
I trus Tinubu to roast them.

Watch

tinubu cant do them nothing....

Paraman:
Is ECOWAS stopping them from kicking France out?

ecowas is headed by French puppet.

Russia is curtailing Western influence their.

Men making moves

justtoodark:


why sanction them then....??

democracy is rubbish....look how expensive it is to run....

Why won't they be sanction after Military take over by force in the 3 countries? ECOWAS have their rules, the 3 countries don't want to respect ECOWAS rules, so they choose to withdraw and you're here lamenting

MrProlific95:
Good riddance, Military rule is an enzyme to looting and corruption

What's the difference with democratic rule?
We can hold our leaders accountable in democracy.

lol. I can see some clowns masturbating over this news. These are pariah countries under despotic military rule that have been suspended from ECOWAS already. They won’t be admitted again until they return to democratic rule.

This is just an attempt to get attention and force ECOWAS to lift bitting sanctions already imposed on them. They and their Obidient supporters have all failed. More sanctions will be imposed on them until the despotic regimes crumble and give way for democratic administrations.

some of you just dont understand the dangers....

then you will have russia and china in your backyard....
not that westerners are any better,but you should actualy be yourself in charge in your own region....

Biafrannuke:
ecowas is headed by French puppet.

Russia is curtailing Western influence their.

Can you explain how ECOWAS is headed by a french puppet? This is the first time I will be hearing this kind of nonsense

Tueh!!! There's no bullshit some of you people can't say

They don't offer anything to ecowas, landlocked nation, this will prevent people from niger and mali from gaining free access to our nation if we are serious with no sentiments

Entprys:
I trus Tinubu to roast them.

Roast them for what exactly?