Niger will never return to ECOWAS, coup leader vows
The leader of the military junta in Niger, Abdourahamane Tchiani, has vowed that the country will not rejoin the ECOWAS.
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The leader of the military junta in Niger, Abdourahamane Tchiani, has vowed that the country will not rejoin the ECOWAS.
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) - The leader of the military junta in Niger, Abdourahamane Tchiani, has vowed that the country will not rejoin the Economic Community of West African States. He also vowed that none of the three Sahel nations would rejoin the ECOWAS. Tchiani stated this on Monday in an interview he granted to the RTN
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Republic announced that they had quit their membership of the Economic Community of West African States.
The military regimes in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger on Sunday announced their immediate withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The declaration was made in Ouagadougou, Bamako and Niamey on January 28, 2024. In their joint statement obtained by SaharaReporters, the military regimes gave their reasons for taking the action. According to them, ECOWAS has deviated from the ideals of the founding fathers and pan-Africanism.
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso said on Sunday they are quitting the Economic Community of West African States immediately. FULL STATEMENT: Eager to achieve integration between the States of the sub-region and driven by the ideals de of brotherhood, solidarity, mutual aid, peace and development, Their Excellencies General Aboubacar Sangoulé Lamizana, General Moussa Traoré and Lieutenant