49 Years is a year of jubilee, freedom from captivity. You can't be in captivity forever. You can't suffer for ever.
Maximum years of suffering is 50years, if not 7, 14, 21, 28,35,42,49.
The Good Book says, at the end of every seven years, 7, 14, 21, 28,35,42,49.
, there shall be a release from captivity to jubilee/freedom
But in this case, it's either the rest of other African countries are the one finally free from Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso or Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso are the ones finally free from ECOWAS. Give it time.
“How Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali′s withdrawal from ECOWAS will affect region – Experts - Daily Trust”