Burkina Faso and Niger deepened cooperation within the Alliance of Sahel States after rejecting French influence and support.

The entities involved

• Burkina Faso →

  sovereign state in Africa

  • Burkina Faso entrepreneurs are establishing strategic economic partnerships with the Russian Export Center, promoting direct bilateral trade in food and textiles.Mon 11:08
  • The International Finance Corporation is providing financing for a logistics corridor in Ghana that links Volta Lake to northern Ghana and extends to Burkina Faso.Mon 08:46
• Niger →

  sovereign state in western Africa

  • Niger has been the site of a terrorist attack on its capital airport, leading to condemnation.Mon 15:52
  • Transnational banditry and cross-border groups are operating across the porous borders of Niger, Nigeria, Chad, and Cameroon.Mon 13:20
• Alliance of Sahel States →

  inter-state military alliance for the collective defense architecture of the states of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali

  • The Alliance of Sahel States is seeking geopolitical partners and forming a collective defense architecture to combat militant expansion.Sat 16:07
  • Alliance of Sahel States, ECOWAS, and Nigeria call for a united security alliance to combat terrorism.Tue 12:34

Related events

• France is withdrawing its bases and influence from Niger, Chad, Ivory Coast, and Gabon.Sep 7
• The Alliance of Sahel States rejected the authority of ECOWAS and sought to redefine its sovereignty away from French influence.Sep 17
• Niger withdrew from ECOWAS and joined the Alliance of Sahel States in a series of events that began on June 1, 2022.Jul 27
• Niger shifts geopolitical alignment towards Russia while struggling with jihadist violence and maintaining Italian military presence.Aug 30
• Diplomatic friction between Burkina Faso and the Alliance of Sahel States led to talks.Aug 29