ECOWAS: a departure from Mali, Niger and Burkina, after months of tension. “The withdrawal of the three ECOWAS juntas threatens our collective security,” Timothy Kabba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sierra Leone, told RFI.

The Economic Community of West African States expressed its desire to break the political impasse created by the announcement of these three countries, but on what basis? Contacted by RFI on Sunday, January 28, for a response.