They have since formed their own union - the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). Why have these three countries exited ECOWAS, and is this a crisis point for the regional bloc? Catherine Nzuki is joined ...

Lartey, Ghana’s new key liaison to the Alliance of Sahel States, sits down with The Africa Report to discuss how to be a good ...

The junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso formally withdrew from ECOWAS on Wednesday. The move was the culmination of a year-long process during which the regional bloc ...

The recent formal exit of the Alliance of Sahel States or Alliance d’Etats Sahel, AES, from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, is a big blow to Africa’s best known regional ...

Eledi acknowledged that while the Sahel states have the right to pursue their national sovereignty and fight against neo-colonial exploitation, “cutting ties with a robust regional alliance ...

TASS/. Member countries of the Alliance of Sahel States (AoSS) are working toward the creation of their own currency, although this process may take years, Souley Hassane, head of the Peace and ...

creating the Alliance des Etats du Sahel (AES). It said the move to sever ties with the Economic Community of West African States, as an established framework, stemmed from some concerns expressed ...

The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), that includes Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, has taken another decisive step toward regional integration following its recent withdrawal from the Economic ...