West African heads meet to keep junta-led nations in bloc and review sanctions against Niger coup
by Chinedu Asadu
Feb 24, 2024
2 minutes
Heads of state across West Africa are meeting on Saturday to discuss the region’s challenges and to call again on three junta-led nations to rescind their decision to quit the regional bloc as well as a plan to review imposed sanctions to reverse the coup in Niger.
The summit of the 15-nation, comes at a critical time when the 49-year-old bloc’s future is threatened as it struggles with possible disintegration and a recent surge in coups fueled by discontent over the performance of elected governments whose citizens barely benefit from mineral-rich resources.
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