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The three countries were already in ECOWAS, they got suspended because each of their governments were overtaken by coups, this agreement is between leaders who overthrew the previous government by force.
The coup leaders are choosing to secede from a larger confederation of states, together. Better than the worst case scenario but hardly a real win in context.
Don't listen to or upvote this nerd. The western comprador governments did indeed get ousted by the respective militaries who had and have overwhelming support of their populace. This was an unambiguously positive series events unless you're pro-imperialism and pro-colonialism. Yes, 5 months ago the three countries in alliance chose to withdraw from imperialist-backed ECOWAS (who earlier wanted to invade Niger unless the latter reinstated their former colonial puppet leader) but this is a new development and a great step forward towards African socialism and pan-Africanism. Given the context, it is an even bigger win.
you seem lost, so i'll explain:
the governments they overthrew were compradors selling out their own people for some scraps from their french neocolonial overlords. the lands of niger, mali, and burkina faso are rich in gold, uranium, oil, and diamonds, and yet the people have lived like slaves. force was clearly justified if the previous governments were unwilling to cede power peacefully. they were suspended from ecowas at the obvious behest of france and the u.s., countries notable for their willingness (and outright glee) in using or abetting violence to effect regime change whenever it suits their own interests. let's not pretend that the suspension was because of the coups, it was because the coup leaders are not obedient dogs of the empire.
the win here is that they're formalizing and solidifying an alliance against western imperialist theft of their natural resources and labor.
The coup leaders are heads of governments with a popular mandate who overthrew unpopular governments that ruled exclusively thru force for the benefit of French corporations
ECOWAS is a imperial cartel that also exclusively operates for the benefit of western corporations (i.e. cocoa slaves) the birth of this confederation is a step in the right direction and is extremely popular in those three countries
Sankara also couped the French-comprador regime. It was right then, and it is right now.
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