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Thoughts on #Ecowas and the #coup in #Mali:
I do not quite understand why so many (non-Malian) observers are mocking #Ecowas for taking a stand. Rejecting unconstitutional changes of government is a norm they have adopted and relatively consistently defended.
I do not quite understand why so many (non-Malian) observers are mocking #Ecowas for taking a stand. Rejecting unconstitutional changes of government is a norm they have adopted and relatively consistently defended.
They simply --cannot-- act otherwise. They would look ridiculous. The same people who are now mocking Ecowas would attack it the next time when a coup happens in the region and which may look much uglier.
Ecowas cannot divide coups in good ones and bad ones. Nor should it
Ecowas cannot divide coups in good ones and bad ones. Nor should it
Behind closed doors, Ecowas leaders may have a more realistic view on what to make of the situation in Bamako. They know that few Malians weep over IBK's departure. Nor will few of them do this themselves. But principles need to be upheld.
The coup leaders in Bamako also know all of this. Indeed they anticipated all of it. Read their statements, observe their moves, so far at least: no atrocities, conciliatory statements, the tunnel light of an inclusive transition, continued cooperation with international partners
I do not mean to defend or laud neither the coup nor Ecowas. But it seems to me that, until now, it all seems to have a certain logic.
All this leaves out what "constitutional" really means or meant, in Mali, a few days ago, as @tweetsintheME has pointed out https://twitter.com/tweetsintheME/status/1296134262211608576
