#sahel alliance

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We are witnessing the most legendary trio in African history—the leaders of the Sahel Alliance: Presidents Assimi Goïta of Mali, Ibrahim Traoré of Burkina Faso, and Abdourahamane Tchiani of Niger. These leaders have emerged as symbols of strength and determination, relentlessly working to confront the region’s security challenges while pushing forward initiatives for peace and prosperity. Their leadership embodies the unity and resilience needed to stabilize and propel the Sahel forward, offering hope and setting a powerful blueprint for the continent’s future

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BAMAKO, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, three West African Sahel nations ruled by military juntas, signed a security pact on Saturday promising to come to the aid of each other in case of any rebellion or external aggression.

The three countries are struggling to contain Islamic insurgents linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State and have also seen their relations with neighbours and international partners strained because of the coups.

The latest coup in Niger drove a further wedge between the three and countries of the regional bloc, the Economic Community of West African States, which has threatened to use force to restore constitutional rule in the country.

Mali and Burkina Faso have vowed to come to Niger's aid if it is attacked.

"Any attack on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of one or more contracted parties will be considered an aggression against the other parties," according to the charter of the pact, known as the Alliance of Sahel States.

It said the other states will assist individually or collectively, including with the use of armed force.

"I have today signed with the Heads of State of Burkina Faso and Niger the Liptako-Gourma charter establishing the Alliance of Sahel States, with the aim of establishing a collective defence and mutual assistance framework," Mali junta leader Assimi Goita said on his X social media account.

All three states were members of the France-supported G5 Sahel alliance joint force with Chad and Mauritania, launched in 2017 to tackle Islamist groups in the region.

Mali has since left the dormant organisation after a military coup, while ousted Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum said in May last year that the force is now "dead" following Mali's departure.

Relations between France and the three states have soured since the coups.

France has been forced to withdraw its troops from Mali and Burkina Faso, and is in a tense standoff with the junta that seized power in Niger after it asked it to withdraw its troops and its ambassador.

France has refused to recognise the authority of the junta.

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Alexis Kalembry Défend une Presse de Vérité et d’Éthique pour la Transition Malienne et l’Alliance des États du Sahel

Lors de la Journée de Réflexion sur les “Humains et les Communs”, tenue le 28 octobre 2024 au Mémorial Modibo Keita à Bamako, Alexis Kalembry, directeur de publication de Mali Tribune, a marqué l’audience par une prise de position forte sur le rôle des journalistes en période de transition au Mali et au sein de l’Alliance des États du Sahel (AES). Face à un auditoire favorable aux nouvelles…

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Unipolar Multipolar – Hochverrat

In dieser Folge sprechen Dr. Karin Kneissl und Flavio von Witzleben mit dem Medienwissenschaftler und Buchautor Wilhelm Domke-Schulz, über die aktuellen Ereignisse auf der geopolitischen Schaubühne. Dabei geht es zunächst um den Jahrestag der Anschläge auf die Nordstream-Pipelines sowie die neuesten Recherchen des US-Investigativjournalisten Seymour Hersh. Außerdem besprechen die drei die aktuellen Entwicklungen im Ukraine-Krieg und werfen zuletzt einen Blick nach Niger, wo Frankreich seinen militärischen Rückzug aus dem Land angekündigt hat.

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🎧 https://www.0815-info.news/Web_Links-Unipolar-Multipolar-Hochverrat-visit-11304.html

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L’Alliance des États du Sahel (AES) va coûter 5 milliards de dollars américains

En Afrique de l’Ouest, trois pays, notamment le Burkina Faso, le Niger et le Mali ont créé l’Alliance des États du Sahel. L’organisation nécessite un moyen financier important. Créer pour se défendre contre toute agression étrangère et lutter contre les attaques terroristes dans le Sahel. L’organisation a été créée le 16 septembre 2023 par trois 3 pays. Ils ont décidé de conjuguer leurs…

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Niger has extended an olive branch to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The Nigerien Prime Minister, Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, has invited all ECOWAS countries to join the seemingly budding Alliance of Sahel States (AES). This invite follows ECOWAS’s stated intention to bring the AES countries back to the West African bloc.

30 May 24

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Washington, D.C.: Demonstrate to Appreciate and Defend the Alliance of Sahel States!

Thursday, October 24 - 12:00 pm

Gather at Embassy of Mali, 2130 R Street NW, Washington, DC

The Black Alliance for Peace's U.S. Out of Africa Network is calling on everyone who supports self-determination in Africa to turn out on Thursday October 24th, at noon, to rally outside the embassies of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso (all within 3 DC blocks) in a show of support and appreciation to those countries for expelling AFRICOM from their territories, and for their roles in forming the Confederation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). We are demonstrating also to affirm that we will not allow any of these countries to suffer the fate of Libya in 2011 at the hands of NATO led by the U.S.

The demonstration will begin by assembling at noon outside the Embassy of Mali at 2130 R Street NW, DC where we will hold a 20 minute rally. Then march one block to the Embassy of Niger at 2204 R Street NW, DC for another short rally. Then proceed to end at the Embassy of Burkina Faso at 2340 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC where we will conclude. In an historical expression of appreciation, each embassy will be presented with a formal letter.

This is a pivotal time for the struggle against imperialism in Africa. The emergence of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) represents an historic breakthrough for Pan-Africanism that the U.S. and NATO are eager to eliminate.

Join us!

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Israel Violates Lebanon Ceasefire Over 100 Times, Middle East Still at Breaking Point

Giorgio Cafiero, CEO of Gulf State Analytics, joins the show to break down the escalating tensions in the Middle East. From the resurgence of terrorist groups in Syria to the unraveling ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, and the ongoing US-backed genocide in Gaza—Cafiero unpacks the latest developments and their far-reaching implications.

Belgian MP and Workers’ Party leader Peter Mertens joins the show to discuss his new book, Mutiny: How Our World is Tilting. Mertens analyzes the current global political moment—highlighting the decline of Western hegemony, China's rise as a superpower, and the growing influence of the Global South through alliances like BRICS—showing how these shifts are reshaping global power dynamics and opening new possibilities for the Left.

Dae-Han Song, with the International Strategy Center and a member of the No Cold War collective, explains South Korea’s escalating political crisis as President Yoon Suk Yeol faces growing calls for his resignation after declaring—and then rescinding—emergency martial law to target so-called “pro-North Korean forces.” Hong discusses the motives behind Yoon’s decree and how Korean people are rising up to fight for true democracy and sovereignty.

Alex Anfruns Millán, journalist and author of Niger: Another Coup D’État… or the Pan-African Revolution?, discusses the seismic shifts in the Sahel following the anti-colonial uprisings that swept the region. Millán explains how, one year after the popular uprising that ousted the French military, Niger and the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) are forging a new path away from US-French control.

Professor Junaid S. Ahmad, Director of the Center for the Study of Islam and Decolonization in Islamabad, discusses last week’s massive protests in Pakistan, where despite a total lockdown, hundreds of thousands of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters marched on the capital demanding the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Ahmad will discuss how despite extreme repression, Pakistanis continue to rally in defense of Khan and mobilize against the country’s US-backed authoritarian military regime.

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https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/west-african-bloc-says-it-risks-disintegration-if-junta-led-states-leave-2024-07-07/

ABUJA, July 7 (Reuters) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said on Sunday the region risked disintegration and worsening insecurity after junta-led Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger made clear their intentions to leave the bloc by signing a confederation treaty.

The Alliance of Sahel States treaty, signed on Saturday, underscored the three countries' determination to turn their backs on the 15-member ECOWAS, which has been urging them to return to democratic rule.

ECOWAS commission president Omar Touray said freedom of movement and a common market of 400 million people were some of the major benefits of the near 50-year-old bloc, but that these were under threat if the three countries left.

Funding of economic projects worth over $500 million in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger could also be stopped or suspended, Touray told an ECOWAS summit in Nigerian capital Abuja.

"Considering these benefits, it is evident that disintegration will not only disrupt the freedom of movement and settlement of people, but it will also worsen insecurity in the region," he said.

The three countries' withdrawal will be a major blow to security cooperation particularly in terms of intelligence sharing and participation in the fight against terrorism, he added.

ECOWAS leaders gathered at the summit to discuss the implications of the treaty by the Alliance of Sahel States, whose juntas seized control in a series of coups in the three states in 2020-2023 and severed military and diplomatic ties with regional allies and Western powers.

A decision on a regional standby force to fight terrorism and a regional currency would also be made, Touray said.

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https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/mozambique-top-court-confirms-ruling-party-victory-disputed-election-2024-12-23/

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SOMMET DES DIRIGEANTS DE L’AES AU NIGER: La rupture définitivement consommée avec la Cédéao à Niamey ?

En se réunissant à Niamey (Niger) le 6 juillet 2024, les chefs d’Etat de l’Alliance des Etats du Sahel (AES) ont  sans doute douché le maigre espoir qui existait par rapport à un possible retour du Mali, du Burkina Faso et du Niger au sein de la Communauté économique des Etats de l’Afrique de l’ouest (CEDEAO) qui s’est aussi réunit le lendemain, dimanche 7 juillet 2024 à Abuja, au Nigeria. Dans…

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GERMAN TROOPS TO EXIT NIGER, ANOTHER NEOCOLONIAL DOMINO DOWNGermany is likely to become the third Western country whose military forces will leave Niger.On 16 July, German Foreign Affairs minister Annalena Baerbock announced Germany is no longer able to continue military operations due to Niger’s partnership with Russia and Niger’s lack of trust in Germany. This came after Niger refused to allow immunity from prosecution for German troops.Niger also recently expelled troops of Germany’s fellow NATO allies, France and the US. France exited in December. Germany is set to evacuate by 31 August. The US is due to depart by 15 September. Italy is the only remaining Western entity occupying Niger.Germany pulled out of Mali in December 2023 for similar reasons.Nigerien civilians, like their Malian and Burkinabé neighbours, prefer their government not to partner with US and European countries to combat terrorism. Niger has instead strengthened its relationship with Russia and Iran.It has also entered into the Alliance of Sahel States with Burkina Faso and Mali, a confederation with shared economic, foreign and security policies. All three alliance members ousted Western-backed leaders in recent years to the applause of most of their populations.

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Le G5 Sahel, a-t-il signé son arrêt de mort ?

Le G5 Sahel, créé officiellement au Mali, en 2014, etait, un cadre institutionnel, regroupant cinq pays ( Le Burkina Faso, le Mali, la Mauritanie, le Niger et le Tchad. L’objectif, d’assurer le developpement et la sécurité dans les pays sahelo-sahariens. Le G5 Sahel sombre dans le statu quo face à la montée djihadiste dans la sous région. Sa survie tient désormais à la réussite ou l’échec d’une…