AES/ECOWAS: Threats and sanctions, A habit of the community organisation’s leaders
Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are known for their sanctions and threats against fellow African peoples.
Their tactics were highlighted following the advent of military coups labelled as revolutionary by Africans in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger.
Each time a coup occurred in these three countries, ECOWAS has consistently wielded socioeconomic sanctions and even military aggression threats, aiming to harm the people and incite revolt against coup leaders who are not favorable to their interests and those of their imperialist and neocolonial allies.
In the cases of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, ECOWAS, under the guidance of its undisputed master France, suspended these countries from its decision-making bodies, isolated them from the regional community by ordering the closure of borders—both land and air—and froze their assets within the community’s financial institution.
To top it all off, the people of Niger were threatened with military aggression to restore constitutional order.
All these actions were designed to inflict suffering on the affected peoples and provoke a revolt that would overthrow the military regimes in place.
ECOWAS has consistently failed to learn from its mismanagement of crises within its own ranks and continues its delusional path undeterred.
Today, in order to thwart the success of the AES Confederation, undermine transitional powers, and reverse the decision of these three countries to withdraw from the regional organization, ECOWAS officials, driven by imperialists, are prepared to escalate sanctions against the peoples.
According to reports, ECOWAS may require citizens of the AES countries to possess passports for travel within the ECOWAS space, and additional severe sanctions may target diasporas from these countries.
The idea, formulated in Paris and imposed on the leaders of the sub-regional organization, aims to incite these peoples against their leaders. We must wait and see how this unfolds.
Neil Camara
