Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger Military Juntas Leave ECOWAS
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On Sunday, the military governments in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger declared their intention to leave the Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, effective immediately.
This was revealed in a joint statement released on Sunday by the leaders of the three Sahelian countries.
The decision to withdraw “without delay” from the Economic Community of West African States was made “sovereignly,” according to the military juntas.
Niger and Mali were subject to severe penalties, and all three were expelled from ECOWAS.
In light of the most recent events, the juntas have strengthened their stances and come together to form a “Alliance of Sahel States.”
“Niger had hoped for a chance to work out disagreements with other ECOWAS members, but instead, the organization cold-shouldered Niamey and imposed harsh financial and economic sanctions in the wake of the military takeover that ousted elected president Mohamed Bazoum.
The courageous people of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger see, after 49 years of independence, with deep sorrow, resentment, and immense disappointment, that their Organization has strayed from the principles of its founders and the hordes of terrorists who espouse Pan-Africanism.
Furthermore, ECOWAS has abandoned its initial ideals and turned into a menace to the citizens and member nations whose pleasure it is meant to protect due to the influence of foreign forces.
“In fact, the Organization has not supported our States in our desperate battle against terrorism and instability; even worse, when these States chose to take matters into their own hands, it adopted an unreasonable and unacceptable stance by enforcing unlawful, illegitimate, cruel, and careless sanctions in contravention of its charters, all of which have further weakened populations already battered by years of violence inflicted by instrumentalized and remote-controlled entities,” the statement stated.
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