Three nations have pulled out of an economic union in West Africa that also tries to advance democracy in the region. The development, which causes concern about the stability and prosperity in that region, can be traced back to President Barack Obama’s unauthorized and unwise drive-by regime-change war in Libya.
Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso are all run by military governments after experiencing coups in recent years, and the Economic Community of West African States has sanctioned the juntas for their undemocratic actions. In response to the painful sanctions, the three nations have pulled out of ECOWAS.
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