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<p>On January 29, 2025, the <a href="https://www.ecowas.int/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/FINAL-Communique_ENG-1_241216_173334.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)</a> will lose three of its members. Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger who have formed a new group known as the Alliance of Sahel States say their decision to leave the larger union is irreversible, yet ECOWAS says it will continue to engage their leaders until July 2025. Dr. Lassane Ouedraogo, a professor at Université Nazi Boni and a research fellow at the Center for Democracy and Development (CDD West Africa) joins us to discuss the impact of the ECOWAS splinter on the sub region and the Sahel states as well as why Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim de Tambela was dismissed by Burkina Faso's military leader, Capt. Ibrahim Traore. Plus, we celebrate some outstanding African women for their achievements this year.</p><br><p>Additional audio excerpt: Credit -&nbsp;France24</p><br><p>A55 podcast on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheA55Podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>!</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

A55 Podcast

Nii Akrofi Smart-Abbey

ECOWAS Splinter & West Africa's Shifting Political Landscape

DEC 27, 202438 MIN
A55 Podcast

ECOWAS Splinter & West Africa's Shifting Political Landscape

DEC 27, 202438 MIN

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<p>On January 29, 2025, the <a href="https://www.ecowas.int/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/FINAL-Communique_ENG-1_241216_173334.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)</a> will lose three of its members. Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger who have formed a new group known as the Alliance of Sahel States say their decision to leave the larger union is irreversible, yet ECOWAS says it will continue to engage their leaders until July 2025. Dr. Lassane Ouedraogo, a professor at Université Nazi Boni and a research fellow at the Center for Democracy and Development (CDD West Africa) joins us to discuss the impact of the ECOWAS splinter on the sub region and the Sahel states as well as why Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim de Tambela was dismissed by Burkina Faso's military leader, Capt. Ibrahim Traore. Plus, we celebrate some outstanding African women for their achievements this year.</p><br><p>Additional audio excerpt: Credit -&nbsp;France24</p><br><p>A55 podcast on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheA55Podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>!</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>