The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is currently pained by the establishment of the Alliance des États du Sahel (AES: Alliance of Sahel States, ASS).

The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...

The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) withdraws from ECOWAS and continues initiatives for independence, regional integration, ...

They had announced their intention to leave one year ago, shortly after establishing a new defence pact called the Alliance des États du Sahel (AES). Ecowas, which has tried to improve economic ...

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso were to officially quit the West African bloc Ecowas Wednesday, severing ties after years of ...

Storyline: Many people in Niger have welcomed the country's departure from the Economic Community of West African States ...

This is despite the official exit of these three countries from ECOWAS on January 29, to focus on their own bloc known as the ...

These countries have turned to the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) as a new platform for cooperation, sovereignty, and progress, signaling an important evolution in how West African nations ...