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What can the breakaway confederation do without Ecowas?

Military led states Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, signed a confederation treaty at the weekend showing a resolve to exist outside the regional political and economic Ecowas bloc.

The West African regional grouping Ecowas has warned that it risks disintegration and worsened insecurity after Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger formed a breakaway confederation. Can the three landlocked countries go it alone?

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Presenter: Audrey Brown
Producers: Joseph Keen, Bella Hassan, Yvette Twagiramariya and Nyasha Michelle in London. Susan Gachuhi and Charles Gitonga in Nairobi.
Technical Producer: Nick Randell
Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

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