The 66th summit of the Economic Community of West African States takes place this Sunday in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. A meeting against a backdrop of the threat of split fueled by Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso.
The three countries led by military juntas have decided to slam the door on January 29, for the benefit of the AES, the Alliance of Sahel States. And for good reason, the attitude adopted by ECOWAS, during the coup d’état in Niger, between economic sanctions and the threat of military intervention.
A decision described as ‘irreversible’ on Friday by the defectors. But not only that, on Saturday, the Malian Assimi Goita presented the conditions in favor of free movement within the AES in gestation.
Increasing the pressure on West African leaders meeting in Abuja. Who are awaiting the report from Senegalese Bassirou Diomaye Faye, mandated to try to bring Bamako, Niamey and Ouagadougou back into line.
At the Abuja summit will the exit of these three cities be decided? While this departure will not be without economic consequences. The AES is 72 million inhabitants.
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