Russian weapons and specialists reach breakaway ECOWAS countries
Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso, the three military-led West African nations, officially withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), on the 29th January 2025.
A year prior, they had announced their departure from their long-standing regional group, citing the bloc's inability to assist their efforts to combat terrorism, as well as its subservience to former colonial powers.
Furthermore, for a little more than a year, the AES has been on a campaign to eradicate any traces of Western influence in…