Local reactions to the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from ECOWAS
Demonstrations in Niamey, Niger in support of the withdrawal from ECOWAS of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso. Screen capture from a YouTube video by Tv5monde January 28, 2024 marked the beginning of a major diplomatic crisis at the heart of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as three of its member states—Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger—withdrew from the institution with immediate effect. The rupture has triggered an array of reactions across the region. A few weeks before withdrawing from ECOWAS, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, all currently governed by military regimes and at the t...