AES instability allows extremist groups to thrive following the failure of the ECOWAS bloc.
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Updated Sep 4
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What happened
AES instability allows extremist groups to thrive following the failure of the ECOWAS bloc.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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Alliance of Sahel States
inter-state military alliance for the collective defense architecture of the states of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali
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ISIS
Operating system
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Economic Community of West African States
intergovernmental economic union
Related events
- The Alliance of Sahel States withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States citing disagreements.
- ECOWAS lost three members to AES, and governments are now negotiating shared border delimitation.
- The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) is seeking a new operational framework with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), with Ibrahim Traore leading the talks as AES president.
- Nigerian troops supported stability in Sierra Leone as Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger formally joined the Alliance of Sahel States.
- Cheikh Niang led an ECOWAS delegation as chair, following the Alliance of Sahel States' departure from the organization in January 2025.