ECOWAS leaders must acknowledge the greed that has led to coup d’états in West Africa. This issue demands attention not just for Niger, but also Mali and Burkina Faso whose issues seem forgotten compared to their neighbor’s. A root cause of such instability is a lack of good judicial systems in many African countries; however, western states who support democracy should be sure to ensure these leaders stop corruption by any means necessary if we are ever going reach true progress on an international level.