Their ECOWAS exit was fuelled partially by their accusation that Paris was manipulating the bloc, and never offering sufficient help for anti-jihadist efforts.
“The AES is the one efficient sub-regional grouping within the battle in opposition to terrorism,” Tiani declared on Saturday, calling ECOWAS “conspicuous by its lack of involvement on this battle”.
The exit got here because the trio shifted away from former colonial ruler France, with Tiani calling for the brand new bloc to change into a “neighborhood far faraway from the stranglehold of international powers”.
All three have expelled anti-jihadist French troops and turned as an alternative in direction of what they name their “honest companions” – Russia, Turkey and Iran.
Given the lethal jihadist violence the three international locations face, “the battle in opposition to terrorism” and the “consolidation of cooperation” will probably be on Saturday’s agenda, in keeping with the Burkinabe presidency.
ECOWAS is because of maintain a summit of its heads of state within the Nigerian capital Abuja on Sunday, the place the difficulty of relations with the AES will probably be on the agenda.
