According to the countries that follow, they will feel greater sovereignty, as well as independence from a force that has a foreign agenda.
But analysts say that Niger, Mali and Burkina -fos can fight on the boundaries of the block -these are poor and trade countries whose economics depend on their West African neighbors.
While ecowas fulfills the conditions of its future relations with the three countries, it is said that it will continue to recognize all passports and identity carried by the Ecowas logo, which is stored by citizens from Mali, Niger and Burkina -fos.
Countries will also remain in the Free Trade Block scheme.
Similarly, the chairman of the AES, the military leader of Mali Assimi Goita, said in January last year that the right of ECOWAS citizens “to enter, distribute, reside, create and leave the territory” of the new bloc.
Ilyas Gadada, an expert on international affairs and media consultant based in the capital of Nigeria Abuja, said the BBC: “Three junta leaders have taken steps to say,” Yes, we pull out with ecowas, but we want to maintain our relationship. We will. Do not close our borders because they probably realized that if they do it, they would shoot themselves. ”
West Africa observers are also concerned that security will deteriorate in the region. Sahel – Sali -drying South of the Sahara Desert, which includes three countries that are gone – perverts to shoot with jihadists and now falls on “almost half of all deaths from terrorism around the world”, ” In April, a senior UN official said. external.
Ecavas supported Mali, Burkina -fos and Niger in the fight against jihadists, but this assistance can now be canceled and observers are afraid.
Despite the fact that the junta receives weapons and mercenaries from Russia, militants continue to make great sacrifices both civilian population and armed forces.
