The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, on Sunday, announced their immediate withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS. The leaders of the three Sahel nations disclosed this in a joint statement on Sunday. According to the military juntas, it was a “sovereign decision” to leave the Economic Community of West African States “without delay”. All three were suspended from ECOWAS, with Niger and Mali facing heavy sanctions. With the latest development, the juntas have recently hardened their positions and joined forces in an “Alliance of Sahel States”. “Ni…