Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali have launched joint battalion aiming to bolster sovereignty after group booted out France, US.

A historic turning point in Sahelian sovereignty, as Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger bolstered their regional security through ...

Leaders of Alliance of Sahel States highlight security, economic potential, resistance to external pressures, charting path ...

The Africa Report explores four possible scenarios that could unfold in the Alliance of Sahel States over the next year.

The Alliance of Sahel States response to Trump visa ban marks a rare moment of unified African pushback against U.S. policy. In this episode, Sandra Babu-Boateng examines how the AES, made up of Mali, ...

The head of an alliance of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger says the launch of a joint battalion “must be followed by large-scale operations in the coming days." ...

The newly formed alliance of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger has initiated a joint battalion to counter extremism in the Sahel ...

The Alliance of Sahel States, including Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, advances media sovereignty and reviews confederation ...

Sahel’s military alliance meets in Mali, challenging ECOWAS in a battle for legitimacy and reshaping West Africa’s future.

The second College of Heads of State of the Confederation of Sahel States (AES) officially opens this Tuesday, December 23, 2025, in Bamako.

Military rulers in west Africa's Sahel region may well have celebrated had a recent coup attempt in Benin resulted in another anti-Western junta in their neighbourhood, analysts said. Not least ...

What are the key findings of the survey? The survey, which involved 1,200 people, reveals that 64% of Togolese respondents believe the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger from the Economic ...