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.
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Updated Jul 29
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What happened
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.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Diplomatic friction between Burkina Faso and the Alliance of Sahel States led to talks.Sub-event
- Niger withdrew from ECOWAS and joined the Alliance of Sahel States in a series of events that began on June 1, 2022.Sub-event
- The Alliance of Sahel States is represented by the Malian Foreign Minister as part of its ongoing diplomatic efforts regarding a new operational framework with ECOWAS.Sub-event
- The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) reviewed the roadmap implementation progress for its long-term regional integration project involving Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger.Sub-event
AES seeks new framework with ECOWAS; Traore leads as president, Burkina Faso is a member.1 source
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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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Economic Community of West African States
intergovernmental economic union
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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.
- 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.
Related events
- The Alliance of Sahel States rejected the authority of ECOWAS and sought to redefine its sovereignty away from French influence.
- AES instability allows extremist groups to thrive following the failure of the ECOWAS bloc.
- ECOWAS lost three members to AES, and governments are now negotiating shared border delimitation.
- The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) is active, with Niger contributing counter-terrorism units and requesting assistance from a Kremlin-controlled force.
- Burkina Faso's military leadership is discussing defense acquisitions, which are being monitored by intelligence provider Janes.
Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- aol.co.ukSenegal's Faye pays first visit to Mali since appointment as Ecowas president - AOL
- nigeriasun.com