ECOWAS urgently needs to reinvent itself, especially having set what can be characterised as a wrong precedent
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ECOWAS tried to use the Niger situation to salvage its image but failed. It only succeeded in pushing junta-led states towards alternatives that are now providing them with a sense of belonging which they alleged is lacking within the ECOWAS. “The precedent ECOWAS has set with its lifting of sanctions against Niger, Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso is basically that the regional bloc places its self-preservation over that of democracy and constitutionality,” he added.
Mr Melly opines that the bloc faced a difficult decision and went on to take a tough line with sanctions that were not achieving the desired goal but as soon as it reached a realistic conclusion, it decided to pursue an alternative approach. On the other hand, Agnes Gitau, executive director of GBS Africa, says the sequence of ECOWAS issuing threats and then retracting indicates several things.
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