... development
On July 6, 2024, the military leaders of Mali (Assimi Goïta), Niger (Abdourahamane Tchiani) and Burkina Faso (Ibrahim Traoré) signed a treaty establishing the Confederation of Sahel States, or, more precisely, the Confederation of the Alliance of Sahel States—retaining the acronym AES (
Alliance des États du Sahel
in French). The document was signed in Niamey, Niger, during the summit of the Alliance of Sahel States, a military pact formed by the same countries on September 17, ...
On March 27, 2024, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Center for Popular Diplomacy held a roundtable discussion “Alliance of Sahel States as a New Component of Regional Security: Threats and Opportunities for Russia.”
On March 27, 2024, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Center for Popular Diplomacy held a roundtable discussion “Alliance ...
... are in need of immediate solutions, rather than prospective scenarios of mutual assistance and law enforcement support
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 happened in the midst of economic sanctions imposed on them by the subregion’s Economic Community of Western Africa (ECOWAS) and its threats to carry out a military operation in Niger. For the three landlocked nations,...
