Military leaders of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso rule out returning to the ECOWAS regional bloc

The military junta leaders of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso announced on Saturday that they would not rejoin the West Africa regional bloc, ECOWAS, further complicating efforts to address coups and violence in the region.

This decision came during their first summit in Niamey, Niger’s capital, since their withdrawal from ECOWAS in January.

They accused ECOWAS of failing its mandate and vowed to strengthen their own union, the Alliance of Sahel States, formed last year amid strained relations with neighboring countries.

Niger’s military leader, Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani, criticized ECOWAS as a threat to their states, suggesting that the Alliance of Sahel States would better serve the interests of their peoples without foreign influence, NBC News has reported.

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