ECOWAS leaders: do not shed even a drop of African blood to restore democracy in Niger

With the greatest respect, one thing ought to be made clear to the leaders of the nations that make up the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS): not a drop of African blood, must be shed, in order to resolve the enforced regime-change-challenge, in Niger. Full stop.


Truth be told, democracy and extreme poverty, cannot co-exist for long. France's unconscionable agreements that it made its former African colonies sign, after they regained their independence, have ended up impoverishing ten of millions in those nations.


Those obnoxious agreements ought to be cancelled. Now. Not tomorrow - and the call for that must come from the leaders of the member states of the ECOWAS bloc.


When supposedly democratic nations morphe into plutocracies masquerading as democracies, which are effectively kleptocracies in all but name, ruthlessly exploited by state-capture rent-seeking big-thieves-in-high-places, to send their net worth to stratospheric heights, at society's expense, they cease to have any legitimacy. 


In light of that, the ECOWAS leaders must not shed a drop of African blood to restore Nigerien democracy, under any circumstances, and by so doing, do France's dirty work for it, on top, too.


Wars are destructive, expensive to fund and ruinous for all involved in them. They do not make any sense. Africa must rid itself of the curse of wars that set nations back decades - and focus instead on creating prosperity for all its societal demographics.


That is why it is vital that  ECOWAS sticks to the use of diplomatic means to resolve the impasse in Niger - and stay the course doing so: till a resolution accepted by all the parties is finally arrived at. Not even a drop of African blood must be shed by ECOWAS leaders to restore democracy in Niger. Case closed.