Divided West Africa hosts two summits this weekend

Supporter of the Alliance Of Sahel States hold placards reading 'No to ECOWAS' during a rally to celebrate Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger leaving the Economic Community of West African States in Bamako, Mali, on Feb. 1, 2024.

A divided West Africa hosts two presidential summits this weekend -- one in Niger between Sahel region military regime leaders, followed by another in Nigeria on Sunday with leaders of a wider economic bloc.