Three countries from West Africa are leaving the Economic Community of West African States, known as ECOWAS. Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have all experienced military coups in the past few years, and they say the regional trade organization is not helping them fight terrorism. Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman reports from Accra, Ghana, on the implications of their withdrawals.
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