The Alliance of Sahel States: Initial Difficulties as a Resource for Development

... balance of power in the region, as it leads to the division of Western Africa into two blocs of states, with military tensions and sanctions pressure persisting between them. As the institutions and cooperation mechanisms in the Alliance of Sahel States are ... ... seen not only as problems, but also as a way to achieve the long-term interests of the three Sahel nations. The challenge of minilateralism The main reproach against the Alliance of Sahel States is the lack of common institutions, supranational coordination ...