A recent article by Jeune Afrique about an alleged « Russian propaganda campaign » in the Sahel is based on a paternalistic assumption: that Africans would be incapable of rejecting French domin...
Ouagadougou became the stage for a pivotal moment in Sahelian integration as industry and trade ministers from Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger convened on April 10 to accelerate their economic unificati...
The Sahel States Confederation (AES) has issued a stern condemnation following Algeria’s downing of a Malian military drone near the Tin-Zaouatène border area on April 1, 2025. The incident, de...
A high-stakes diplomatic meeting set for April 3-4, 2025, in Moscow could dramatically alter the geopolitical landscape of Africa’s Sahel region. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will welc...
A new security architecture is emerging in West Africa’s conflict zones, with Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger’s Alliance of Sahel States (AES) demonstrating more effective counterterrorism r...
The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) has taken a decisive step toward economic sovereignty with the introduction of a new 0.5% confederal levy on imports from non-member countries. Approved by the heads...
In a decisive move to assert financial independence, the Alliance of Sahel States—Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger—has introduced the Confederation Levy (PC-AES), a strategic tariff on select import...
In a decisive parliamentary session on March 27, Burkina Faso’s Transitional Legislative Assembly overwhelmingly ratified the treaty establishing the Sahel States Confederation (AES), with 70 vo...
Once again, Jeune Afrique—under the direction of publisher Marwane Ben Yahmed—has chosen to attack African leaders who dare to challenge neocolonial dominance. In a recent article, the outlet rec...
Since its formation under the visionary leadership of Captain Ibrahim Traoré of Burkina Faso, General Assimi Goïta of Mali, and General Abdourahamane Tiani of Niger, the Alliance of Sahel States (AE...