Sahel Alliance Defies ECOWAS: A New Power Bloc in West Africa?
Alliance of Sahel States Moves Forward with Exit from ECOWAS Foreign ministers from the Sahel Alliance or Alliance of Sahel States (AES)—comprising Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali—met on Sunday to discuss the formalities surrounding their exit from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The three nations are set to officially withdraw from ECOWAS…