AES countries join forces to boost economic resilience...

The Sahel States Alliance(AES) is preparing to mobilize considerable financial resources to stimulate economic development and fund large-scale national projects. The three member countries, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, plan to raise a total of 455 billion FCFA, approximately 756 million dollars.

This ambitious mobilization reflects not only their shared determination to overcome economic and security challenges but also their commitment to building collective and sustainable resilience in the face of current crises. The funds raised will be invested in strategic sectors such as infrastructure, health, education, and security, essential areas for ensuring harmonious development.

Infrastructure, in particular, will play a key role in opening up rural areas and improving regional connectivity. Strengthening health systems, already strained by health and security crises, will ensure more accessible and quality healthcare services for the most vulnerable populations.

At the same time, investment in education aims to train a new generation capable of addressing future challenges, particularly in terms of technological development and innovation.

Security, another fundamental pillar of this initiative, will receive special attention with investments aimed at modernizing defense and security forces, improving their equipment, and intensifying the fight against armed terrorist groups.

The goal is to create an environment conducive to development by ensuring long-term stability. This collective approach embodies hope for deep transformation in the Sahel, where economic development, security, and the well-being of populations will now be at the heart of the priorities of the member states of the AES.