Senegal Leader Handed Tough Task to Keep Juntas in Regional Bloc
- Ecowas asks Faye to convince junta heads not to leave group
- Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger agreed to form rival confederation
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West African leaders tasked Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye with trying to convince the military leaders of three nations not to withdraw from the regional economic bloc.
Faye was appointed as an envoy of the Economic Community of West African States at an Ecowas summit in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, on Sunday. They met as the heads of the juntas in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso signed a treaty in neighboring Niger’s capital, Niamey, to form a confederation that seeks to boost political and economic ties.