Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have announced their withdrawal from Ecowas. Security expert Ibrahim Yahaya Ibrahim from the International Crisis Group explains what this means for the world and for Europe.
Ibrahim: "This is definitely bad news. The three countries have already steadily scaled back their relations with the West, starting with France" Russia is a strong supporter of the breakaway juntas, but it is also trying to strengthen its relations with rest of Africa, Ibrahim says. "Russia benefits when African countries break away from Western-oriented alliances"