ECOWASが解体の危機にっ

　というのも先日土曜、ブルキナファソにマリ、ニジェールの軍事クーデター三カ国が独自に連合を作ると宣言したそうで。

「On Saturday, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger signed a treaty to form a new confederation - the Alliance of Sahel States.」

　サヘル国家連盟か。なかなかいい名前。
　しかしそれは西アフリカ経済ユニットをど真ん中で突き崩すものになるだろう。そっちは難。

BBC West African bloc risks 'disintegration' if juntas quit　Just now
By Chris Ewokor & Basillioh Rukanga

　もはや50年ほど、1975年からの連合だそうで。割と有力な三カ国が抜けては、地域のバランスにかなり影響が出そうだ。
　…まあその今更ではあるが。

「The West African bloc Ecowas has warned that it risks disintegration and worsened insecurity after Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger formalised their breakaway union.

The head of the Ecowas commission said the move was a major blow to the 50-year-old bloc and could have serious consequences if they do not reverse their decision.

It comes after the military leaders of the three countries said on Saturday that they were "irrevocably" turning their backs on the 15-member Ecowas to form a confederation of their own states.」

　セネガルの大統領が三カ国の軍事指導者連と同世代だそうで。ちょっとお話合いに出向くみたい。

「The bloc has appointed Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye to mediate the crisis.」

「Mr Faye was touted as having the ability to serve as a facilitator in a mission predicted to face significant challenges.

He is from the same generation as the three military rulers - much younger than the region's other leaders - and shares the juntas' criticism of the role of Western powers in the region, especially France, the former colonial ruler in all four countries.」

　…実際のところ旧宗主国連の圧力はそれはそれでウザいのは確かだろう。とはいえ代わりに引き込むのがロシア・ワグネルでは筋が悪い。なんとか落ち着きどころが見つかればいいんですが、まあ無理な気も多分にする。