The West Africa Democracy Solidarity (WADEMOS) Network has appealed to ECOWAS and the Alliance of Sahelian States, to enhance negotiations and jalogue in the interest of regional co-operation, peace and security. The WADEMOS Network, which is a transnational Network of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) across the West African sub-region, in a statement copied to the Ghana News Agency, explained that Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger signed the Liptako-Gourma Charter, creating the Alliance des Etats du Sahel (AES).
It said the move to sever ties with the Economic Community of Wast African States, as an established framework, stemmed from some concerns expressed by the AES, which included sanctions imposed by ECOWAS in response to the coups, their accusations of foreign powers influencing member states, and a lack of support for combating terrorism in the region.
The statement said WADEMOS had taken notice of the developments relating to the exit of the AES such as
ECOWAS’ decision in February 2024, notwithstanding its normative frameworks to lift travel, commercial, and economic sanctions imposed on all three countries and the lifting of the no-fly zone imposed on all commercial flights.
It said the initiatives taken by the Alliance to advance its cause, including the introduction of an AES passport, aimed to strengthen co-operation among its member states and facilitate travel for its citizens.
Source: GNA.ORG.Gh
