Negotiations escalated after Mali, Burkina and Niger announced their withdrawal

Published on: 01/31/2024 – 05:59

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With our regional correspondent, Serge Daniel

Among the most talked about heads of state, the Ivorian Alassane Ouattara who is completing a stay abroad. But Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, the current president of ECOWAS, also spoke on the telephone with the Ghanaian president and his Gambian and Liberian counterparts.

A meeting of heads of state of the regional body is being organized to discuss current events. Among the hypotheses, a possible extraordinary summit in Abuja, Nigeria (“ Why not this weekend? », asks one of our interlocutors). Another hypothesis: a meeting of ECOWAS heads of state on the sidelines of the upcoming African Union summit in Addis Ababa.

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The case of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso is becoming a stone in the shoes of ECOWAS, recognizes the diplomat of the presidency of the Commission. He pursues: ” Hence the need to wear gloves

“The dominant idea is to return to the organization of countries that have announced their withdrawal.

In future discussions, Togo is well positioned to play the role of mediator. President Faure Gnassingbe has made his entry in Bamako, Niamey and Ouagadougou. Malian, Burkinabe and Nigerian putschists praise his posture in crisis and for 48 hours, Togolese envoys cross these three countries of the Sahel.

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