The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has been in the news lately – mostly for the wrong reasons. The bloc is facing its biggest crisis since it was formed in 1975. Three of its 15 countries – Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali – have broken away and formed an alternative grouping, the Alliance of Sahel States. The post West Africa is changing: five essential reads on breakaways from Ecowas<em> — Olivier Walther</em> appeared first on Explore Magazine.
