Until September 2023, it had 15 member states. However, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger announced their withdrawal following the formation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), disrupting regional ...

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 ...

A sign for the Alliance of Sahel States is seen in Niamey, Niger, in February 2024. And as the dictators, militants and Russians press forward, the United States has seen its influence in this ...

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 ...

forming the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) to pursue a regional security and economic framework. This moment marks a clear shift in African geopolitics – one that reduces European influence ...

The Dean of the University of Professional Studies Law School, Professor Ernest Kofi Abotsi, has commended President John Dramani Mahama for the bold decision to visit some of the Sahel states.

Mali, Burkina and Niger have formed the Alliance of Sahel States confederation and said they will soon set up a 5,000-strong anti-jihadist force. "At a time when the Sahelian armies are killing ...

Russia's goal, according to Constantin Gouvy of the Clingendael Institute, is to replace Western powers such as France as the primary partner for the Sahel states using disinformation to ...

WADEMOS, therefore, urged the Sahel states to reconsider and rescind the exit decision in the interest of ECOWAS citizens and to explore the six-month window provided by the ECOWAS authorities.