Three countries have officially stated that the West African Ecowas Union is Great

Three military uninstalled countries are officially recedified from the West African regional union, known as Ecowas, The block said on WednesdayPressure against pressure from the group to return countries to civil democratic rules.

The union offers the economic community of the West African countries, visa-free travel, favorable trading tariffs and a $ 702 billion market for 400 million people. Three nations – Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger – declared their intentions to leave last year.

After the talks between their leaders and the block, he could not reach an agreement that will keep them. Instead of groups of three threats, coastal states, along with the French acronym of AES, created a military force 5,000.

Three threats presented their performances as necessary for their sovereignty and described the union as a neoocolonialist power that carried out the foreign agenda.

“Ecowas and jihadists are the same,” Assimi Goïta, President of the Mali, He said on January 10The area touches the extremists who touch the extremists who violated an area of ​​a large area of ​​the dry pipeline stretching on the shore on the shore. “The only difference is some of the weapons and others.”

Their shooting will weaken Ecowas, celebrating 50 years and 16 members in its founder. Only 12: Mauritania has already been left in 2000. Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, although the most intense or economically strong countries in the region, the Union 1.9 million square miles and 17 percent of the population is 17 percent.

The union stated that this would leave the doors open to return the people.

However, analysts say that three outgoing countries are most suffering, including higher prices, food supply and lack of political isolations.

Niger shares a border with Nigeria 1000 miles and relies on richer and large neighbors for 80 percent of his trade. In recent months, relations were strained: Niger, President Ecowas accused Nigeria that supported the current department of Ecowas to support jihadist groups.

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso form half of the world’s terrorism deaths, and to become a recent terrorist visit to the first east last year Global Terrorism Index Report. Although some military threats use the insecurity as a justification for use of power Attacks increased under their authority.

Ecowas responded to the strikes to bite economic sanctions, and this threatened military intervention to restore civilian government in Niger. However, the elections were accused of having double standards to prevent civilian leaders who caused political instability for the country’s constitution to remain a longer period of time.

One Wave of shock hit Africa in recent years Nine military holders Since 2020, since 2023 – the unseemed unseen. Most of them have been in West Africa.

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, Juntas refused to give Ecowas to the requirements to seize power. The sanctions supported by Britain, the European Union and the United States have been raised, and the union tried to push the dialogue with three countries, but Juntas did not agree.

“They should not be forced to manage their countries or to hold elections,” Prohibition Rodrigue Koné, Sahel Project Manager, Regional Thinking Center, Interview on a phone.

Three trends have recently applied new mining laws and taxes to increase their income from some basic traditional partners, France and the United States and increase their income from the patient’s economy.

Have Strengthened cooperation with Russiawhich presented them with weapons and mercenaries. And they are New contracts for China were provided According to local media, previously conducted mining operations managed by Western companies and provide weapons. Turkey has provided itself as an alternative Nigera drones and mercenariessaid state media.

On Tuesday, protesters took to the streets in the capital of three countries to celebrate the shootings. However, analysts said most of the people in these countries did not support the decision of Cuntas.

“Critical sounds are being deposited,” said the founder and executive director of the West African citizen Gilles Yabi.

Human rights situation has been dramatically deteriorated in the three countries, which last year with thousands of civilians killed by militias-supported militia According to law groups.

However, the Sahelian Juntas wasolated recently. Ghana has a new president Appointed a special messenger to their new unions and Togo signal can apply to become a member.