Ecowas warns of βdisintegrationβ as juntas split from west African bloc
Breakaway union by military rulers of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger exposes growing fissures within the region
The Ecowas grouping of west African countries has warned the region faces βdisintegrationβ after three military rulers cemented their own breakaway union over the weekend.
Parallel meetings of Ecowas, or the Economic Community of West African States, on Sunday in Abuja and the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) β comprising Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger β in Nigerβs capital, Niamey, on Saturday exposed growing fissures within the unstable region, pitting neighbours against each other.
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