The withdrawal of Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) membership by three coup-hit countries in West Africa, over what they claimed to be a lack of support and “inhumane” coup-related sanctions, may have brought to a head, several months of tension between regional bloc and the countries. In their joint statement on Sunday, the military juntas of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso said that instead of helping their countries fight the security threats facing them, ECOWAS imposed “illegitimate, inhumane and irresponsible” sanctions when they staged the coups “to take…
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