A new political tone in Benin, fresh health fears over Ebola, the shadow of gold trafficking in Sudan, renewed turbulence in ...
Stability in West Africa requires that both organisations take pragmatic and flexible approaches, and learn from past mistakes. Military juntas in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger formed a confederation ...
There is currently a cold war between the Alliance des États du Sahel (AES), that is, Alliance of Sahel States (ASS), on the one hand, and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), on ...
When soldiers seized power in Bamako in 2020, Ouagadougou in 2022, and Niamey in 2023, they offered a familiar promise: ...
The conflict in Mali has now escalated into a regional war, as Niger and Burkina Faso launch joint airstrikes against rebel positions. The Alliance of Sahel States has formally entered the fight, ...
Leylatou Saïdou Daoura Bosch Research Fellow, ISS Regional Office for West Africa and the Sahel Rahinatou Leïla Salia Bosch Research Fellow, ISS Regional Office for West Africa and the Sahel The ...