ECOWAS Exodus: Niger, Mali, Burkina Fasos Anti Colonial Uprising Continues

On January 28, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger announced their withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a bloc condemned by West Africas popular movements as a vestige of French neocolonial control of the region. In a statement announcing the exit, the three countries stated, Under the influence of foreign powers, the regional bloc of ECOWAS has become a threat to its member states. Kwesi Pratt, Jr. the General Secretary of the Socialist Movement Ghana (SMG), explains how West Africas popular movements are rising up against French neocolonialism and what the withdrawal means for the region. , BreakThroughNews