Broken ECOWAS imperils West Africa, requires redoubled efforts - ICG - Daily Trust

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Broken ECOWAS imperils West Africa, requires redoubled efforts - ICG - Daily Trust

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) should redouble efforts to win back the three Sahelian countries – Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger – that recently quit the regional bloc, the International Crisis Group (ICG) has urged. In a new report, titled “What Turmoil in ECOWAS Means for Nigeria and Regional Stability”, the Brussels-based conflict prevention and peacebuilding organization warns that “a broken ECOWAS will erode decades of…