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Commentary

See the following :

Should ECOWAS Rethink its Approach to Coups?
On January 9, the West African bloc ECOWAS and the West African Economic and

Monetary Union (also known under the French acronym, UEMOA) imposed
economic and diplomatic sanctions against Mali. The sanctions imposed on the
Malian authorities include freezing Malian assets within ECOWAS commercial

banks, the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), and the central banks of
ECOWAS member countries. They also plan to cut off financial aid to Mali, close

the borders between Mali and ECOWAS member states, suspend transactions with
Mali, and withdraw ambassadors from all member countries within Mali.

International Policy Digest
https://intpolicydigest.org/should-ecowas-rethink-its-approach-to-coups/

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African nations now have a history of participating in African peace-keeping missions in

troubled African hotspots

See the following :

UN peacekeeping missions in Africa - African Contributions Are Rising
Together the 10 peacekeeping operations in Africa today rely on over 100,000

troops, military observers, police, and civilians from around the world.

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Contributions from African nations themselves—over 65,000 personnel—have been
indispensable to these efforts.

Africa Center for Strategic Studies
https://africacenter.org/spotlight/evolution-african-peacekeeping/

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There are still a lot of Africans who are ‘left behind’.

As reported by the World Bank :

33 African states are classified as least developed.

Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, CAR, Chad, Comoros, DRC, Djibouti, Eritrea,
Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali,
Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone,
Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia

21 of Africa’s countries are classed by the World Bank as low income (< US$ 1,036)
Burkina Faso, Burundi, CAR, Chad, DRC, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia,
Sudan, Togo