After Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger announced that they would permanently withdraw from the alliance and formed a grouping called the Alliance of Sahel States, the ECOWAS institution itself according to experts was shaken.

Recently, The West African regional bloc lifted most sanctions imposed on Niger over last year’s coup, in a new push for dialogue following a series of political crises that have rocked the region in recent months.

Is ECOWAS gradually losing its hold on member countries? Find out in this episode of Nigeria Daily.