Residents of Niger Republic's capital, Niamey, celebrate the exit of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from ECOWAS. The regional bloc had imposed sanctions on the three countries, affecting their economies and basic services. The three countries aim to form an alliance to fight terrorism.
A few hours after Niger , Mali and Burkina Faso announced their exit from the Economic Community of West African States ( ECOWAS ) on Sunday, Niger iens poured out into the streets of Niamey to celebrate “freedom” from ECOWAS and the West. The regional bloc had imposed sanctions on the three countries but more recently in Niger , where soldiers toppled President Mohamed Bazoum, considered to be a strong pillar in the fight against terrorism in the Sahel.
The sanctions have crippled Niger’s economy and affected basic services like electricity, a lot of which was procured from Nigeria.The three countries being led by military juntas were founding members of the regional bloc in 1975 but have now“This alliance will be a combination of military and economic efforts between the three countries… Our priority is the fight against terrorism in the three countries”, Mali’s defence minister Abdoulaye Diop said at the press conferenc
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