HISTORY TENDS TO REPEAT ITSELF
On the current discourses on ECOWAS and the Nigerien Crisis, please read:
"Economic Community of West African States: From an Economic Community to a Peacekeeping Mission?" This article was written 24 years ago.
Here is my solution. ECOWAS members should improve the economy of the region, respect the precepts of human rights and the rule of law, and have free and fair elections enshrined in their constitutions and AU's protocols.
Implementation of these principles and practice of free and fair elections, in my view, will advance good governance, political stability, peaceful coexistence, and a priori robust development in West Africa.
Economic development in the region will also help avert the exodus of our daughters and sons, sisters and brothers perishing in the Mediterranean sea in their quest to reach Europe.
Ike Udogu
On Mon, Jul 31, 2023 at 11:07 AM 'Emeagwali, Gloria (History)' via USA Africa Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com> wrote:
--Here is Eby Aka's warnings, crosspostedfrom my LinkedIn group:
"My warnings never fall short to be a reality.THIS WARNING MUST BE TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY. If you go to war in Niger you will gift Africa to terrorists and all enemies of Africa. You will open a pandora box that will consume Africa. Let us open our minds and eyes to see what is going on here.Niger borders Libya which has today become the gate of hell with the nests of terrorism that is decimating the entire Sahel. Niger borders Mali and Burkina that are already on fire. Niger borders Northern Nigeria that is on fire with terror. Niger borders Chad which is very unstable. Let us remember that father President Idriss Debi was killed by terrorists. Chad borders Sudan that is on fire with war and terror. Chad may explode first as terrorists will see an opportunity to connect with the war in Sudan. Sudan borders 7 nations in the central eastern region of the continent including Democratic Republic of Congo. DRC is already in too much trouble. What can't ECOWAS and the African Union understand here?They must ask themselves a million questions about why these coups are happening in West Africa. I am sure they have the answers; and millions of Africans also have the answers. And my answer is the photo I used for this post. We are in the 21st century, in 2023; and this is what we have turned our children to become. They are enduring the greatest suffering on earth. This must stop; and it must stop now. No more war; and no more terrorism in our land.These are my words, and I hope our leaders will hear me.Prayers and Actions 🙏🙏By Eby Aka "
My prediction - which could be
wrong, of course - is that twocoups could follow, or accompanythe intervention. Chad's Mahamatis on very shaky ground, giventhe nature of his rise to power-and controversial Frenchmachinations and endorsementthen. We don't know if the crisiscould trigger Hausa irredentismor solidarity in the regiongiven the ethnic compositionof Niger. Bazoum of LibyanArab descent, to some, could alsoprovoke regional sensibilities.Whatever the case, Tinubu'sEcowas should think far andwide. Since 1,000 + US troops,two U.S bases and countlessFrench soldiers, armed with state ofthe art equipment, could notprevent the coup, in the firstplace, we have to look at thesituation with trepidation.Fools go where the angelHorus fears to tread!!!
Professor Gloria Emeagwali
Prof. of History/African Studies, CCSU
africahistory.net; vimeo.com/ gloriaemeagwali
Recipient of the 2014 Distinguished Research
Excellence Award, Univ. of Texas at Austin;
2019 Distinguished Africanist Award
New York African Studies Association
From: 'Funso Afolayan' via USA Africa Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2023 4:34 PM
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"In the event the Authority's demands are not met within one week, [ECOWAS will] take all measures necessary to restore constitutional order in the Republic of Niger. Such measures may include the use of force; To this effect, the Chiefs of defense staff of ECOWAS are to meet immediately."
An impressive and extra-ordinary declaration by all accounts. It will be difficult to take this back or or for all these Heads of States to eat their words or may be not. If the Communique is not "fake news" or empty vituperations, then this is a declaration of war against the coup plotters. With France against the coup, the US ambivalent, and Russia entangled in its own war, and ECOWAS "committed" to fight, and ready to put its money and forces where its mouth is, there may yet be hope for the restoration of constitutional order in the Republic of Niger. This could mark a new era for ECOWAS and for the triumph of constitutional rule in West Africa. More troubled days are ahead.
We have to wait and see.
Funso Afolayan
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On Jul 30, 2023, at 3:10 PM, Toyin Falola <toyinfalola@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:
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