Confederation of Sahel States and Disintegration of ECOWAS

... d’Ivoire—which have recently soured, particularly due to plans to establish U.S. military bases in these countries. The Sahel is rich in natural resources—uranium, gold, iron ore, lithium, tin, copper, zinc, manganese, limestone, phosphates, marble, salt, gypsum ... ... partners,” as evidenced by recent contacts between Moscow and the trio. The factor of ECOWAS Tatyana Denisova: Regionalism in Africa at the Present Stage The original mission of ECOWAS, established in 1975, was to achieve economic integration of the countries ...