... the acronym AES (
Alliance des États du Sahel
in French). The document was signed in Niamey, Niger, during the summit of the Alliance of Sahel States, a military pact formed by the same countries on September 17, 2023. The Confederation’s founding signaled ... ... development. The AES was announced after Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger withdrew in January 2024 from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)—a regional bloc that urged the trio’s leaders to restore civilian rule in their countries.
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... for Popular Diplomacy held a roundtable discussion “Alliance of Sahel States as a New Component of Regional Security: Threats and Opportunities for Russia.”
The experts explored the social and political development of the countries making up the Alliance of Sahel States. Russian and African experts also exchanged views on the alliance’s real capabilities in tackling external and internal threats.
The speakers also addressed the organizers’ questions on the internal and external drivers behind the expansion of geographic control ...
... implementation and the period of monitoring the commitments. [
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] Simply put, minilateralism is relatively costless and allows one to quickly ascertain if a country has behaved in bad faith with respect to the agreements reached.
In this respect, the Alliance of Sahel States has a huge advantage over ECOWAS. The Economic Community of West African States has existed for almost 40 years and unites 11 states, even though the membership of Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali and Niger has been suspended. Harmonization of decisions in the Community has overgrown with bureaucratic inertia which takes ...
