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The Alliance of Sahel States: Initial Difficulties as a Resource for Development
On September 17, 2023 the transition leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger signed the Liptako-Gourma Charter, instituting the Alliance of Sahel States. This...
Sahel: Africa’s Most Crisis-Prone Region
The Sahel is the semi-arid region of Africa, that separates the Sahara Desert to the north and Savannas to the south and stretches from...
France backs West Africa bloc efforts to restore democracy in region
France will support West African bloc ECOWAS more as it works to restore democracy in a region hit by recent coups as insecurity in...
The Alliance of Sahel States
In Bamako, Mali, on Sept. 16, the governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger created the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). Colonel Assimi Goïta,...
Three Sahelian Interim Military Leaders Sign Security Pact
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have taken an admirable strategic step by signing trilateral security pact in collective efforts to battle extremism and terrorism...
Guterres: Coups only make crises worse
Highlighting the “succession of military coups” unfolding across Africa, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday emphasized the need for durable democratic governance and the...
Niger spiralling into ‘protection crisis’ following takeover
The political crisis in Niger has created uncertainty for scores of vulnerable displaced people, with restrictions on humanitarian operations limiting aid and protection, the...
Instability in the Sahel Flames Terror Attacks in Benin
While many international observers have been focused on the war in Ukraine, Chinese aggression towards Taiwan, the violence in Sudan, or the recent coup...
The second anti-colonial war in Africa
Without a doubt, the armed coup in Niger, and the previous events in Burkina Faso and Mali, as well as the ongoing processes in...
ECOWAS defence chiefs to meet on deployment of standby force to Niger
Defence chiefs of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) meeting in Accra, Ghana, from August 17 to August 18 to finalize plans...