Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali formed an alliance while Niger and Burkina Faso withdrew from the ICC amid violence in the Sahel.

The entities involved

• 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
• 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
• Sahel →

  ecoclimatic and biogeographic transition zone in Africa

  • Niamey is the capital city of Niger.Mon 10:53
  • The Alliance of Sahel States is seeking geopolitical partners and forming a collective defense architecture to combat militant expansion.Sat 16:07

Related events

• Niger withdrew from ECOWAS and joined the Alliance of Sahel States in a series of events that began on June 1, 2022.Jul 27
• Burkina Faso and Niger deepened cooperation within the Alliance of Sahel States after rejecting French influence and support.Sep 13
• Niger officially joined the Alliance of Sahel States, with Larissa Kojoué commenting on the situation.Jul 1
• Niger and Burkina Faso announce their withdrawal from ECOWAS and submit requests to withdraw from the International Criminal Court.Jun 24
• The ICC has been involved in prosecuting Israeli ministers, leading to a collective withdrawal strategy driven by anti-colonial sentiments.Aug 26