Independence on paper or in practice? On the prospects of cooperation between Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso in security and social development
On July 6, 2024, the military leaders of Mali (Assimi Goïta), Niger (Abdourahamane Tchiani) and Burkina Faso (Ibrahim Traoré) signed a treaty establishing the Confederation of Sahel States, or, more ...
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The roundtable discussion brought together Africa experts from the RAS Institute for African Studies, the Center for Popular Diplomacy, HSE University, Patrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University and MGIMO University, as well as experts from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.
Under a rapid change of the situation in international affairs, the countries are in need of immediate solutions, rather than prospective scenarios of mutual assistance and law enforcement support
On September 17, 2023 the transition leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger signed the Liptako-Gourma Charter, instituting the Alliance of Sahel States. This happened in the midst of economic sanctions imposed on them by the subregion’s Economic Community of Western Africa (ECOWAS) and its threats ...
Forming a strategic partnership between Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali: prerequisites and outlook
The foreign ministers of the three West African states—Olivia Rouamba (Burkina Faso), Morissanda Kouyaté (Guinea) and Abdoulaye Diop (Mali)—made a joint
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on February 9, 2023 during ...