On January 29, 2024, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger signed the Liptako-Gourma Charter, creating the Alliance des États du Sahel (AES). The move to sever ties with ECOWAS, as an established framework, stemmed from some concerns expressed by the AES.
These include sanctions imposed by ECOWAS in response to the coups, accusations that foreign powers influence ECOWAS member states and a lack of support for combating terrorism in the region. In light of the above, WADEMOS Network urges the Sahel States’ leaders and ECOWAS to consider as follows:
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