The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says arrangements are in place to resolve differences with Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger by enlisting the help of third-party mediators.

The regional body had recently lifted sanctions imposed on the three junta-led nations, citing “humanitarian considerations” among other reasons.

ECOWAS had also called on the countries to return to the regional bloc.

Speaking on the development on Friday, Abdel-Fatau Musah, ECOWAS commissioner for political affairs, peace and security, said there is a need to deploy additional measures to encourage them to remain in the bloc.

“There are various engagements also going on, not only by ECOWAS but by third parties and all that in order for all of us to find common ground with these countries,” NAN quoted him as saying.

“We are just waiting for the three member states, who I must repeat, are all important members of ECOWAS.

“And without them, it is going to be more difficult to deal with many of the challenges facing the region.

“You know, terrorism, the whole issue of the Sahel what is happening there, and our collective goal in terms of free movement of people and all that.

“With the sanctions that were imposed, we saw the indirect impact of them on ordinary people who trade across borders.”

THREAT OF TERRORISM

The ECOWAS commissioner also expressed fears over the threat of transnational terrorism, saying it poses a “clear and present danger” to member countries.

“Initially confined to certain countries in the Sahel (Mali and Niger) and the Lake Chad Basin (Nigeria), terrorist attacks have multiplied and spread to other countries (Burkina Faso and Mali) and are now a real threat to coastal countries (Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Togo),” Musah said.

“The number of fatalities, those maimed, displaced, and those who have lost livelihoods and educational opportunities has been the subject of conflicting figures.

“Yet all the figures are indicative of the pain and suffering that insecurity continues to inflict on the people, particularly in the Sahelian member states.”

Musah said in 2023, more than 3,500 incidents of terror attacks were recorded in the ECOWAS region.

The ECOWAS commissioner said the sub-regional bloc had taken measures to curb acts of terror.

“As ECOWAS, our proposal is to integrate the various initiatives into the regional plan of action and use them as specialised operational tools of the regional mechanism,” he said.

https://www.thecable.ng/ecowas-engages-third-party-mediators-to-reintegrate-mali-niger-burkina-faso/amp?/ecowas-engages-third-party-mediators-to-reintegrate-mali-niger-burkina-faso

There is no need returning to the group.

Ok.

See wetin Tinubu cause.

The stupid Tinubu thought he is threatening lagos motor park agberos..!!!

In summary ECOWAS is trying to bring ppl to help beg and pacify Mali and others who left after initially threatening fire and brimstone

Same egocentric decision he took to destabilise the regional body that became fragmented for the first time even rubbishing Nigeria's leadership therein.Something that has never happened even during military regimes.

The Tinubu-led ECOWAS thinks that every position of authority is his agbero fiefdom he can be commanding anyhow after sniffing his white heroin powder.

Sope oti lor






They don't want omo onile, owo mi da wahala

Tinupoo you cut Niger electricity and thousands of babies in the Niger hospital died...you're heartless.


Heaven will fight you

VeryWickedMan:
See wetin Tinubu cause.

What are the benefit of those three desert states?

Floky215:
The stupid Tinubu thought he is threatening lagos motor park agberos..!!!

Wetin concern Tinubu?, make those desert countries go thank Gowon that begged on their behalf.

Too egocentric president. Taking actions first before thinking it thru.

Putindbutt:

What are the benefit of those three desert states?

Go and ask ecowas

Kukutenla:

Go and ask ecowas

Wetin concern Ecowas?, would they be the first countries to leave Ecowas?. Make dem go thank Gowon.

Putindbutt:

Wetin concern Ecowas?, would they be the first countries to leave Ecowas?. Make dem go thank Gowon.

Stop being a zombie
It dulls the brain
Ecowas is the one trying to bring them back
They already broke off
They didn't send Gowon any message so they have nothing to thank him for
It is a testament to Tinubu and team's ignorance of geopolitics that they think Ecowas is a veritable instrument to armtwist anyone. It is one of the debates you encounter in inter-rel classes.

Cindypresh:


Tinupoo you cut Niger electricity and thousands of babies in the Niger hospital died...you're heartless.


Heaven will fight you

Niger 🇳🇪 better work double time on that Hydro electric dam. Nigeria can't be trust be trusted so it's better to produce your own power. Everyone upstream knows this fact now.

Kukutenla:

Stop being a zombie
It dulls the brain
Ecowas is the one trying to bring them back
They already broke off
They didn't send Gowon any message so they have nothing to thank him for
It is a testament to Tinubu and team's ignorance of geopolitics that they think Ecowas is a veritable instrument to armtwist anyone. It is one of the debates you encounter in inter-rel classes.

Muntula, this one has not been following the news. Go and ask Gowon why he wrote a letter to Ecowas pleading on behalf of the desert countries.

Putindbutt:

Muntula, this one has not been following the news. Go and ask Gowon why he wrote a letter to Ecowas pleading on behalf of the desert countries.

Is that what they tell you in your zombie WhatsApp groups?
The way they keep fingerings your brain with lies is something else
Keep living in your APC induced alternate reality

Kukutenla:

Is that what they tell you in your zombie WhatsApp groups?
The way they keep fingerings your brain with lies is something else
Keep living in your APC induced alternate reality

Muntula, if you're aware of Gowon's letter and the content of the letter, you no go dey embarrass your family like this.

Putindbutt:

Muntula, if you're aware of Gowon's letter and the content of the letter, you no go dey embarrass your family like this.

Dummy, what is inside the letter

Kukutenla:
Dummy, what is inside the letter

Go ask your father.

Putindbutt:

I'll go and ask my father.

If your mother can point you to him out of her customers

Kukutenla:
If your mother can point you to him out of her customers

you must be talking from your mother's experience, i don't envy you at all.

Putindbutt:

I am talking from my mother's experience, i don't envy her at all.

Saying such things about your mother is not good o

after the initial gragra

Tinubu and Yorubas are no longer invading them

Ok

Make dem collect dat ECOWAS chairman frm tinubulation

I am happy they humbled the drug lord

How you go sanction pesin sanction go come dey affect you pass de pesin wen you sanction?

No be juju be that?

Niger, Mail & BF una know wetin Dey una mind. I no get advice.

When some people were talking about Jaga invading Niger I laughed. I kept saying it’s diplomacy that is needed in such situations. Diplomacy, diplomacy & diplomacy. It’s international affairs not APC opponents. Coup isn’t supported but diplomacy was needed. Serious negotiations.

Nonsense! If I were Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, I won't even pay attention to them. Tseww.