Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have arrange their very own bloc, after leaving ECOWAS.
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have come collectively to type the Alliance of Sahel States. Every is dominated by a army authorities – and that’s led to a cut up from the bigger West African regional bloc, the Financial Group of West African States (ECOWAS).
The three army rulers have pledged to assist one another towards exterior threats and inside safety challenges.
However can they discover success by going it alone? Or will a divided Sahel make regional challenges much more tough to sort out?
Presenter:
Mohammed Jamjoom
Visitors:
Erwan de Cherisey – Specialist in African armed forces who has been embedded with army operations in Cameroon, Nigeria and the Gambia
Ahmedou Ould Abdallah – Former overseas minister of Mauritania and president of the Centre for Methods and Safety for the Sahel Sahara
Alkassoum Abdourahmane – Everlasting secretary of the Sahel Worldwide Solidarity Discussion board and a specialist in humanitarian and growth points within the Sahel area
